schism
pronunciation
How to pronounce schism in British English:
UK [ˈskɪzəm]
How to pronounce schism in American English:
US [ˈsɪzəm, ˈskɪz-]
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- Noun:
- division of a group into opposing factions
Word Origin
- schism
- schism: [14] The Greek verb skhízein meant ‘split’ (it has given English schizophrenia, and a common source lies behind English schist [18], etymologically a ‘split rock’, and shit). From it was derived the noun skhísma, literally ‘split, division’, which in the Greek translation of the New Testament was applied to dissensions or discords between factions in the Church. English acquired it via late Latin schisma and Old French scisme or sisme.=> concise, decide, schist, schizophrenia, scissors, shit
- schism (n.)
- late 14c., scisme, "dissention within the church," from Old French scisme, cisme "a cleft, split" (12c.), from Church Latin schisma, from Greek skhisma (genitive skhismatos) "division, cleft," in New Testament applied metaphorically to divisions in the Church (I Cor. xii.25), from stem of skhizein "to split" (see shed (v.)). Spelling restored 16c., but pronunciation unchanged. Often in reference to the Great Schism (1378-1417) in the Western Church.
Example
- 1. Schism is probably not an overstatement .
- 2. Most shias would say this overstates the schism .
- 3. In this way , a deep american schism was born .
- 4. Will their differences over oracle and sun mark the start of a damaging new schism ?
- 5. Instead , hard-liners around president mahmoud ahmadinejad opted for schism , a historic error .