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a
: formal division in or separation from a church or religious body
b
: the offense of promoting schism
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Examples of schism in a Sentence
a schism between leading members of the party
The church was divided by schism.
Recent Examples on the Web
As the protests break out and Sadaf gets caught up in them, the schism between the parents and their daughters grows.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Roberts received a massive show of support from GOP lawmakers, many of whom are aligned with the Liberty movement, a schism within the Republican party that’s more conservative, Christian-centric, and Libertarian-leaning than the establishment GOP.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2024
But the forging of the rings and the relationship between those two ought to have been the focus of the first season, while their schism and ultimate war could have occupied this season.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The 1960s cemented a certain intellectual curiosity and urgency around the environment, race and war, subjects that remain the sources of the deepest schisms in our communities.
—Prudence Peiffer, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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“Schism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schism. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
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b
: lack of harmony : discord
2
a
: division in or separation from a church or religious body
b
: the offense of promoting schism
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