Schism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

division of a group into opposing factions

the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɪzəm/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈɪzəm/.

Examples

another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

split

Parts of Speech

noun	division of a group into opposing factions “another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy”
noun	the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

Word Forms

schismatic	adjective	of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
schismatical	adjective	of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
split	verb	go one's own way; move apart

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schisma

Aufteilung einer Gruppe in gegensätzliche Fraktionen

🇫🇷French

schisme

division d'un groupe en factions opposées

🇪🇸Spanish

cisma

división de un grupo en facciones opuestas

🇮🇹Italian

scisma

divisione di un gruppo in fazioni contrapposte

🇳🇱Dutch

schisma

verdeling van een groep in tegengestelde facties

🇵🇹Portuguese

cisma

divisão de um grupo em facções opostas

🇷🇺Russian

раскол

разделение группы на противоборствующие фракции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फूट

एक समूह का विरोधी गुटों में विभाजन

🇧🇩Bengali

বিভেদ

বিরোধী দলে একটি গোষ্ঠীর বিভাজন

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளவு

ஒரு குழுவை எதிரெதிர் பிரிவுகளாகப் பிரித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విభేదాలు

ఒక సమూహాన్ని వ్యతిరేక వర్గాలుగా విభజించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

मतभेद

विरोधी गटांमध्ये गटाचे विभाजन

🇮🇳Gujarati

મતભેદ

વિરોધી જૂથોમાં જૂથનું વિભાજન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಿನ್ನಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ

ಎದುರಾಳಿ ಬಣಗಳಾಗಿ ಗುಂಪಿನ ವಿಭಜನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭിന്നത

ഒരു ഗ്രൂപ്പിനെ എതിർ വിഭാഗങ്ങളായി വിഭജിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੁੱਟ

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਧੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੀ ਵੰਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرقہ بندی

مخالف گروہوں میں گروپ کی تقسیم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分裂

将一个群体分成对立的派系

🇯🇵Japanese

分裂

グループを対立する派閥に分けること

🇰🇷Korean

분리

그룹을 반대 파벌로 나누기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ly giáo

chia một nhóm thành các phe phái đối lập

🇹🇭Thai

ความแตกแยก

การแบ่งกลุ่มออกเป็นกลุ่มฝ่ายตรงข้าม

🇮🇩Indonesian

perpecahan

pembagian suatu kelompok menjadi faksi-faksi yang berlawanan

🇲🇾Malay

perpecahan

pembahagian kumpulan kepada puak-puak yang bertentangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانقسام

تقسيم المجموعة إلى فصائل متعارضة

🇮🇷Persian

نفاق

تقسیم یک گروه به جناح های مخالف

🇹🇷Turkish

bölünme

bir grubun karşıt gruplara bölünmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶרַע

חלוקה של קבוצה לפלגים מנוגדים

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The primary meaning of 'schism' is 'division of a group into opposing factions'.

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