(n.) Division or separation; specifically (Eccl.), permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same religious faith; the offense of seeking to produce division in a church without justifiable cause.
Example Sentences:
(1) There have been succession of schisms which have left Reclaim Australia without anyone clearly in charge, and there were relatively small numbers at the most recent rallies which, at least in larger cities, were outnumbered by counter-protesters.
(2) Judith Martin Winchester, Hampshire • I have never voted Conservative, and would never consider voting Ukip, but I think Douglas Carswell deserves more credit than your rather begrudging editorial gives him ( Schism-on sea , 29 August).
(3) On the other hand, there is no doubt that the schism in the Anglican Communion would have happened much more slowly and perhaps not at all without the help of the internet.
(4) It is likely that the report will widen the schism between budget carriers and regional airports on the one hand, and long-haul carriers such as British Airways and international hubs such as Heathrow on the other.
(5) Finland is certain to reject another bailout for Greece to avoid a schism that could topple its two-month-old government.
(6) This could lead to a formal rather than de facto schism, with conservative churches around the world realigning under the authority of Gafcon.
(7) The goal of this contribution is to give an overall survey of the analytic schisms in the New York area from 1934 on.
(8) TalkSport parent UTV Media's split from the RadioCentre could create a schism in the commercial radio industry and prompt other operators to quit the radio trade body, a senior industry figure has warned.
(9) Amid claims in the markets that politicians in Athens were playing a dangerous game of bluff, a potential schism in the monetary union saw borrowing costs for Spain and Italy rise over fears that contagion could spread from Greece through southern Europe.
(10) Behavioral pediatric dentistry is in flux, much like the world that it serves; there appear to be schisms within the profession regarding one aspect of this: the presence of parents in the dental operatory.
(11) The Benedictines were there long before the 16th-century Reformation, before even the schism of 1054 that divided the eastern and western church.
(12) This discordance in the origins of curative medicine and public health does not explain why a schism between them still persists.
(13) Nearly all these "snapshots of women's lives", as she calls them, show the protagonists attempting to put a brave face on the disappointments of everyday life, or the schism between their public and private selves.
(14) And one of the experts who signed today's letter has just defended the divisions within the world of economics (which the Today Programme dubbed a schism).
(15) The longer the main parties remained in conflict, the more the schism was felt an affront to the Palestinian sense of self and dignity.
(16) It worries me that many commentators present or interpret the contested issue of the renewal of the Trident programme simply as a schism between “multi” and “uni” lateralists within the Labour party (“ Blue on blue, red on red.
(17) The Anglican schism over sexuality marks the end of a global church | Andrew Brown Read more C of E officials have also averted a threatened boycott of next week’s meeting by the more liberal wing of the Anglican communion, following a controversial invitation from Welby to the leader of the conservative breakaway Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) to participate in the meeting.
(18) It is being watched closely in Nigeria , Africa's most populous country, which has its own, sometimes violent schism between a predominantly Muslim north and largely Christian, oil-rich south.
(19) C of E fears talks on gay rights could end global Anglican communion Read more Three months after Robinson’s election, Anglican leaders met at Lambeth Palace in London in an attempt to prevent a schism.
(20) Saudi-Iranian rivalries have deep roots, of course, and the roots of the Sunni-Shia schism run even deeper.