They can schism, and split, and form complexes that take over one's personality.
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In these latter cases, each side accuses the other of schism, but not of heresy.
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Benedict lifted the excommunications Saturday in an attempt to heal the schism.
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In 1408, Lucca hosted the convocation intended to end the schism in the papacy.
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The community had already begun to decline after an ideological schism in 1853.
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Such a radical step, some believe, would break canon law and constitute a schism.
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However, this very looseneess of kyai leadership structure has promoted schism.
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In the 1860s, a schism grew among romantic musicians over the direction of music.
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However, denominational disagreements about God forced a schism in the alliances.
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Division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
The formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
Schism is a novel (published 2004) in the Saga of the Skolian Empire, a series of science fiction books by Catherine Asaro.
A schism (pronounced /u02C8su026Azu0259m/ SIZ-u0259m, /u02C8sku026Azu0259m/ SKIZ-u0259m or, less commonly, /u02C8u0283u026Azu0259m/ SHIZ-u0259m) 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 Eastu2013West Schism or the Great Western Schism...
"Schism" is a song by American progressive metal band Tool. It was the first single and music video from their third full-length album, Lateralus. In 2002, Tool won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song.
The Volunteer Fire Department (V.F.D.) is a fictional secret organization within the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. ...
The history of rugby league as a separate form of rugby football goes back to 1895 in Huddersfield, Northern England when the Northern Rugby Football Union broke away from the established Rugby Football Union to administer its own competition. ...
A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord; A formal division or split within a religious body; a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the ...
(Schisms) Splits within a Church which lead to the formation of new Sects or Cults.