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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
schism /ˈsɪz(ə)m, ˈskɪz(ə)m/

▶noun

1 a division between strongly opposed parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

2 the formal separation of a Church into two Churches or the secession of a group owing to doctrinal and other differences.

– origin ME: from OFr. scisme, via eccles. L. from Gk skhisma ‘cleft’, from skhizein ‘to split’.

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schismatic - scission

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