schism

«schism» in Mova's school dictionary: a split in which a religious group divides into two… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a schism, schisms)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) A schism is a split in which a religious group divides into two separate groups because of disagreements. tree →

2) (formal) Any serious split between members of a group. tree →

sense 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 →
• The argument caused a schism in the chess club. tree →
• A schism split the party into two groups. tree →
• Historians study why the schism happened. tree →
• The schism lasted for hundreds of years. tree →
• The new rule led to a schism among the members. tree →
• Christians today try to heal old schisms. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• In 1054 the churches of the East and the West split in what is called the Great Schism.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «schism» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.