schism

English

WOTD – 28 April 2007

Etymology

From Middle English scisme, from Old French cisme or scisme, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”). Doublet of schisma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɪzəm/, /ˈsɪzəm/, /ˈʃɪzəm/

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• Rhymes: -ɪzəm

Noun

schism (plural schisms)

1. A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord. quotations ▼
   • 2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions‎^[1], volume 5, number 1, MDPI, DOI:10.3390/rel5010219, pages 219-257:

     Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film.

2. (religion) A formal division or split within a religious body.

   The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history.

3. (Catholicism) 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

• (split or separation): division, separation, split

Antonyms

• (split, division, separation): unity

Related terms

• schismatic

Translations

±show ▼split, division, separation, discord

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• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: схизма (bg) f (shizma)
• Dutch: schisma (nl) f
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: skisma (fi)
• French: schisme (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Zerwürfnis (de) n, Spaltung (de) f, Schisma (de) n
• Greek: σχίσμα (el) n (schísma)

  Ancient: σχίσμα n (skhísma)

• Hebrew: פילוג‎ m (pilúg), פיצול‎ (he) m (pitsúl)
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: scisma (it) m
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can

• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
• Maori: tauwehe
• Occitan: esquisma m, cisma m
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: schizma (pl) f
• Portuguese: cisão (pt) f, desmembramento (pt) m
• Romanian: schismă (ro) f
• Russian: раскол (ru) (raskol)
• Serbo-Croatian: раскол m (raskol)
• Slovak: schizma f, rozkol m
• Spanish: cisma (es) m
• Swedish: schism (sv) c, splittring (sv) c
• Tagalog: sisma
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: hizip (tr)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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  masc.masc. dualmasc. pl.

  fem.fem. dualfem. pl.

  commoncommon dualcommon pl.

  neuterneuter dualneuter pl.

  singulardualplural

  imperfectiveperfective

  Noun class: Plural class:

  Transliteration: (e.g. zìmǔ for 字母)

  Raw page name: (e.g. 疲れる for 疲れた)

  Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang)

  Script code: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin)
  

  Nesting: (e.g. Serbo-Croatian/Cyrillic)

±show ▼division within a religious body

Select targeted languages

• Bulgarian: схизма (bg) f (shizma)
• French: schisme (fr) m
• German: Schisma (de) n
• Greek: σχίσμα (el) n (schísma)

  Ancient: σχίσμα n (skhísma)

• Hungarian: hitszakadás
• Italian: scisma (it) m
• Middle English: scisme

• Occitan: esquisma m, cisma m
• Polish: schizma (pl) f
• Portuguese: cisma (pt) m
• Romanian: schismă (ro) f
• Russian: схи́зма (ru) f (sxízma)
• Serbo-Croatian: раскол m (raskol)
• Spanish: cisma (es) m

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  masc.masc. dualmasc. pl.

  fem.fem. dualfem. pl.

  commoncommon dualcommon pl.

  neuterneuter dualneuter pl.

  singulardualplural

  imperfectiveperfective

  Noun class: Plural class:

  Transliteration: (e.g. zìmǔ for 字母)

  Raw page name: (e.g. 疲れる for 疲れた)

  Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang)

  Script code: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin)
  

  Nesting: (e.g. Serbo-Croatian/Cyrillic)

±show ▼split within Christianity

Select targeted languages

• Bulgarian: схизма (bg) f (shizma)
• French: schisme (fr) m
• German: Schisma (de) n
• Greek: σχίσμα (el) n (schísma)
• Hungarian: egyházszakadás (hu)
• Italian: scisma (it) m
• Occitan: cisma m, esquisma m

• Polish: schizma (pl) f
• Portuguese: cisma (pt) m
• Romanian: schismă (ro) f
• Russian: схи́зма (ru) f (sxízma)
• Serbo-Croatian: раскол m (raskol)
• Spanish: cisma (es) m
• Tagalog: sisma

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  masc.masc. dualmasc. pl.

  fem.fem. dualfem. pl.

  commoncommon dualcommon pl.

  neuterneuter dualneuter pl.

  singulardualplural

  imperfectiveperfective

  Noun class: Plural class:

  Transliteration: (e.g. zìmǔ for 字母)

  Raw page name: (e.g. 疲れる for 疲れた)

  Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang)

  Script code: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin)
  

  Nesting: (e.g. Serbo-Croatian/Cyrillic)

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• Esperanto: skismo

Anagrams

• Chisms