noun, masculine/ʃism/plural: schismes
schism
“Near-synonym: scission”
Synonyms: scission
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin schisma, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”).
/ʃism/
schism
“Near-synonym: scission”
Synonyms: scission
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin schisma, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”).