| 单词 | schism |
| 释义 | schism (once / 2121 pages) n The sound of the word schism reminds some people of the sound of a piece of paper being torn in two; which makes sense –– when a group has a big fight and the group is torn in two, that's a schism. Although the Spanish club could have a schism over taco night versus tamale fest, schism often refers to splits in the church. You might have heard of the Great Schism of 1074, when the eastern Christian church, headquartered in Byzantium (now Istanbul), broke away from the western one headquartered in Rome. WORD FAMILYschism: schismatic, schismatical, schisms+/schismatic: schismatically USAGE EXAMPLESIt is hard to keep track of the various alliances and schisms. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) Ahead of the hundred-year anniversary of the October Revolution next year, Putin warned against similar actions to create “schisms, animosity, resentments” in the national unity. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) But a continuing estrangement with the group would raise the prospect of a permanent schism. Wall Street Journal(Nov 21, 2016) 1n division of a group into opposing factions another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy Syn|Hyper split division the act or process of dividing 2n the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences Exp|Hyper Great Schism the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) |
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