Schism

sizm, n. a separation in a church, from diversity of opinion or discipline, breach of unity without justifiable cause, also the tendency towards such.— ns. Schis′ma ( mus. ), the difference between a pure and an equally tempered fifth; Schism at′ic , one who separates from a church on account of difference of opinion.— adjs. Schism at′ic , -al , tending to, or of the nature of, schism.— adv. Schism at′ically .— n. Schism at′icalne .— v.i. Schis′matise , to practise schism: to make a breach in the communion of the church:— pr.p. schis′matīsing; pa.p. schis′matīsed. — Great , or Greek , schism , the separation of the Greek Church from the Latin, finally completed in 1054; Western schism , the division in the Western Church on the appointment by the Romans of Urban VI. to the papal chair in 1378, while the French cardinals elected Clement VII.—healed on the election of Martin V. by the Council of Con stance in 1417. [L. schisma —Gr. schizein , to split.]