Word Finder - schisms

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A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.

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A formal division or split within a religious body.

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

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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.

Amidst these schisms the defence of Italy collapsed.

There had already been other schisms on such questions as the right way to swing a censer and the legality of self-immolation for the Lord's sake.

He was interested in the theological disputes and schisms in Galatia, in the two languages spoken in Cilicia, &c. At Antioch the party remained some time.

Internally, Catholicism in the United States has been free from any noteworthy schisms or heresies that might impede its development - its doctrinal history offers nothing of importance.

There had been mutual excommunications before, but they had not resulted in permanent schisms. Now, however, the separation was final, and the ostensible cause of its finality was the introduction by the Latins of two words Filioque into the creed.'

Speaking broadly the development was from rigour to indulgence, and the three schisms referred to voiced the protests of the puritan minority.

It turned on the successive schisms in the ruling minority.

Soon afterward the church experienced a number of internal schisms.

Jesuit missionaries after the Reformation stirred up schisms in some parts of the Eastern Church, and in Austria, Poland and elsewhere large numbers of Orthodox Christians submitted, either willingly or under compulsion to the see of Rome (see Roman Catholic Church, section Uniat Oriental Churches).

As he joined me he started discussing the schisms of the churches in South Africa.

Thus have we examined the successive schisms and feuds that sacred history shews to have arisen from the mission of our Lord.