schism

Etymology
From, from or , from , from. .

This word was historically pronounced ; the pronunciations are due to the spelling (the latter may have been reinforced by learned influence); compare.

Noun

 * 1) A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
 * 2)  A formal division or split within a religious body.
 * The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history.
 * 1)  a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy.
 * The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history.
 * 1)  a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy.

Synonyms

 * : division, separation, split

Antonyms

 * : unity

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: раскол
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: skismo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: σχίσμα
 * Hebrew: פילוג,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: ра́скол
 * Maori: tauwehe
 * Occitan: ,
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: раскол
 * Slovak: schizma, rozkol
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: sisma
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: розко́л
 * Vietnamese: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: σχίσμα
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: シスマ
 * Macedonian: ши́зма, ра́скол
 * Middle English: scisme
 * Occitan: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: раскол
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: розко́л, схи́зма


 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: раскол, схізма, раздзел цэркваў
 * Bulgarian:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: シスマ
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: ши́зма, ра́скол
 * Occitan: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: раскол
 * Slovak:
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: sisma
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: розко́л, схи́зма


 * Esperanto: skismo