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# schism

noun (a schism, schisms)

«schism» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) A schism is a split in which a religious group divides into two separate groups because of disagreements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schism/#m1)
2. (formal) Any serious split between members of a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schism/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history and religious education the Great Schism split the Church into the Catholic Church in the West and the Orthodox Church in the East; the Reformation caused further schisms. In formal writing a club or political party can have a schism. Phrases: «the Great Schism», «a schism in the church», «cause a schism».

### Examples

- The Great Schism divided the Christian Church into East and West. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schism/#x1)
- The argument caused a schism in the chess club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schism/#x2)
- A schism split the party into two groups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schism/#x3)
- Historians study why the schism happened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schism/#x4)
- The schism lasted for hundreds of years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schism/#x5)
- The new rule led to a schism among the members. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schism/#x6)
- Christians today try to heal old schisms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schism/#x7)

### Note

Countable, formal. Pronunciation: SKIZ-um or SIZ-um, both are used. Adjective: schismatic. Similar: split, division, rift.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «schism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schism/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«schism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/schism.html) on Mova free.