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(skĭz'əm, sĭz'-) 
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n.
- A separation or division into factions.
- A formal breach of union within a Christian church.
- The offense of attempting to produce such a breach.
- Disunion; discord.
[Middle English scisme, from Old French, from Latin schisma, schismat-, from Greek skhisma, from skhizein, to split.]
USAGE NOTE The word schism, which was originally spelled scisme in English, is traditionally pronounced (sĭz'əm). However, in the 16th century the word was respelled with an initial sch in order to conform to its Latin and Greek forms. From this spelling arose the pronunciation (skĭz'əm). Long regarded as incorrect, it became so common in both British and American English that it gained acceptability as a standard variant. Evidence indicates, however, that it is now the preferred pronunciation, at least in American English. In a recent survey 61 percent of the Usage Panel indicated that they use (skĭz'əm), while 31 percent said they use (sĭz'əm). A smaller number, 8 percent, preferred a third pronunciation, (shĭz'əm).
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meaning 'the division of a group into opposing sections', is now commonly heard as skizm in place of the older form sizm recognized by the Old English (up to 1150)D (1910).
| schedule, sceptre, sceptic, sceptical | |
| schist, scholar, school, shoal |
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schism
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- An interruption in friendly relations: alienation, breach, break, disaffection, estrangement, fissure, rent2, rift, rupture, split. See assemble/disassemble, help/harm/harmless.
- A state of disagreement and disharmony: clash, conflict, confrontation, contention, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, strife, variance, war, warfare. See conflict/cooperation.
- The condition of being divided, as in opinion: disunion, disunity, divergence, divergency, division. See assemble/disassemble.
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Schism appeared early in the history of Buddhism due in part to the Buddha's refusal to appoint a successor as leader of the monastic order (Saṃgha) and his reluctance to impose a rigid discipline in matters of monastic practice. He counselled his followers to be ‘lamps unto themselves’ and Buddhism has never recognized a supreme source of authority in matters of doctrine or practice. Technically, a schism (saṃghabheda) is defined as occurring when nine fully ordained monks leave a community together as a result of dissent and perform their own ecclesiatical services. If the number is less than nine there is ‘dissent’ rather than schism. To cause a schism maliciously or from selfish motives is considered a grave offence and one destined for swift retribution (ānantarya-karma). On the effects of schism in Buddhism see Eighteen Schools Of Early Buddhism.
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IN BRIEF: Breaking off, division, parting of ways.
Differing views caused a schism among members of the group.
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- Practice and Doctrine - schism: split or division over orthodoxy in religious group, esp. Great Schism, as between Roman and Eastern churches in 9th c. and during period of rival popes in 14th to 15th c.
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Schism may refer to:
Religion
- Schism (religion), a division or a split, usually between people belonging to an organization or movement, most frequently applied to a break of communion between two sections of Christianity that were previously a single body
- East–West Schism, a split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the eleventh century; sometimes referred to as The Great Schism.
- Nestorian Schism, splitting the Church in the Sassanid Empire (including modern Iraq) from the Church in the Eastern Roman Empire, after the First Council of Ephesus in 431
- Non-Chalcedonian Christianity in Armenia, Syria and Egypt, which in the 5th century split from the Church in Asia Minor, the Balkan peninsula and Italy.
- Photian schism, a controversy lasting from 863-867 between Eastern and Western Christianity
- Western Schism, the split within the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417
- Jewish schisms
Entertainment
- "Schisms" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), 1992 television episode
- Schism (novel), 2004 work by Catherine Asaro
- "Schism" (song), 2001 song by Tool
- Schism Records, a hardcore record label and fanzine operated out of New York in the 1980s
- Schizm: Mysterious Journey, a computer game
- Schisma, a musical term defining a ratio
- "Schism", a 1988 song by Anthrax from State of Euphoria
- "Schism", an enemy in the 2008 survival horror video game Silent Hill: Homecoming
- "Schism", X-Men, 2011 storyline
Sports
- The Schism, the disagreement that lead to the split between rugby league and rugby union around 1900
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Schism
Dansk (Danish)
n. - skisma, splittelse
Nederlands (Dutch)
verscheurdheid, (kerk) scheuring, schisma
Français (French)
n. - schisme
Deutsch (German)
n. - Schisma, Spaltung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ., μτφ.) σχίσμα
Português (Portuguese)
n. - cisma (f), dissidência (f)
Русский (Russian)
раскол, ересь, схизма, секта
Español (Spanish)
n. - división, separación, cisma, escisión
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - schism, söndring, splittring
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
分裂, 宗派分立罪, 分立
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 分裂, 宗派分立罪, 分立
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (단체의) 분열, (종파의) 분열, 종파 분립죄
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 分派, 分裂, 分離, 宗派分立罪
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) أنفصال, أنقسام
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - פילוג, שסע, מחלוקת
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