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1
a lack of agreement or harmony
- schism within the charitable organization was preventing it from achieving its goals
Synonyms for schism
- conflict,
- disaccord,
- discord,
- discordance,
- discordancy,
- disharmony,
- dissension
- (also dissention),
- dissent,
- dissidence,
- dissonance,
- disunion,
- disunity,
- division,
- friction,
- infighting,
- inharmony,
- strife,
- variance,
- war,
- warfare
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2
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
- the schism of the Christian church into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
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“Schism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schism. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of schism was in the 14th century
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