schism, n.
(schisms)
freq. cnt. 1
(schisms)
freq. cnt. 1
division of a group into opposing factions
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
schism split
sample sentences
"another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
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schism
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semantic pointers
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