schism
the division of a group into opposing parties
TRANSLATION
schism = die Spaltung, die Kirchenspaltung --- GOOGLE INDEX schism: approximately 5,800,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The latest proposal showed signs of a SCHISM in the Spanish-led consortium that has been expanding the canal.
(Reuters news service)
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This SCHISM in the Islamic faith has to be healed by the Shiite and the Sunnis themselves.
(Seattle Times)
(Reuters news service)
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This SCHISM in the Islamic faith has to be healed by the Shiite and the Sunnis themselves.
(Seattle Times)
Did you
know?
A schism is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a split in what had previously been a single religious body, such as the East–West Schism, which was the split of Chalcedonian Christianity into the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
Schism is also used more broadly to describe a split within a non-religious organization or movement or of a separation between two or more people, be it brothers, friends or co-workers.
The word schism stems from the Old French scisme (cleft, split) and the Church Latin schisma. Originally spelled scisme in English, it is traditionally pronounced (szm). However, in the 16th century the word was respelled with an initial sch in order to conform to its Latin and Greek forms. From this spelling arose the pronunciation (skzm).
Long regarded as incorrect, it became so common in both British and American English that it gained acceptability as a standard variant. Evidence indicates that it is now the preferred pronunciation in both British and American English.
(sources: Wikipedia, American Heritage Dictionary)
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SYNONYMS
break, divide, disagreement, fracture, fissure, gap, separation, split, rift
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"Disagreements about corporate strategy caused a schism within the board of management."
Schism is also used more broadly to describe a split within a non-religious organization or movement or of a separation between two or more people, be it brothers, friends or co-workers.
The word schism stems from the Old French scisme (cleft, split) and the Church Latin schisma. Originally spelled scisme in English, it is traditionally pronounced (szm). However, in the 16th century the word was respelled with an initial sch in order to conform to its Latin and Greek forms. From this spelling arose the pronunciation (skzm).
Long regarded as incorrect, it became so common in both British and American English that it gained acceptability as a standard variant. Evidence indicates that it is now the preferred pronunciation in both British and American English.
(sources: Wikipedia, American Heritage Dictionary)
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SYNONYMS
break, divide, disagreement, fracture, fissure, gap, separation, split, rift
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Disagreements about corporate strategy caused a schism within the board of management."
