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also schismatical
as in sectarian
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as in separatist
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Recent Examples of schismatic
Massimo Faggioli,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2018
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The potential members of a schismatic Catholic sect are located in areas of the world such as the United States, where the church has significant financial resources and assets, plus a wide array of independent Catholic institutions that operate largely outside the hierarchy of the church.
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Massimo Faggioli,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2018
Noun
Given that Pakistan is home to over 20 million Shia Muslims—the second largest cohort in the world after Iran—open warfare with the only nation with more would be schismatic internally.
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Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the months after Assad’s fall in Syria, there were several eruptions of violence between groups loyal and opposed to al-Sharaa that spiraled into sectarian revenge attacks, in which Sunni Islamist fighters affiliated with the new government carried out attacks on Alawite and Druze civilians.
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During the Biden administration, the DSA hemorrhaged members amid sectarian infighting, especially over Palestine.
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Iranian authorities, in turn, view armed Kurdish factions as separatist or terrorist threats, especially groups such as PJAK, which has clashed for years with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps along Iran’s western border.
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Christianity, then, is not a separatist, otherworldly faith.
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There are Sixties rock bands like the Sonics and the Small Faces, and pioneering hippie renegades like Love or the Thirteenth Floor Elevators.
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The president can call out the army against seceding states and their renegade congresspeople.
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“Schismatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schismatic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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