Schism

Schism

Schism or schisms may refer to:

Entertainment

* "Schisms", a "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode
* Schism, an event which occurred within the fictional V.F.D. organization in Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
* "Schism", a novel by Catherine Asaro regarding the Saga of the Skolian Empire
* "Schism", a Grammy Award-winning song by the progressive rock band Tool
* Schism Records, a New York City-based hardcore record label and fanzine
* , an adventure game created by Detalion and LK Avalon
* Schisma, a musical term

Religion

* Schism, a division or a split
* East-West Schism or The Great Schism, the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the eleventh century

* The Western Schismm, a split within the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417, at the climax of which three men contested the Papacy.
* Photian Schism, a controversy lasting from 863-867 between Eastern and Western Christianity.

port

* The Schism, the disagreement that lead to the split between rugby league and rugby union over the issue of "broken time" payments


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  • Schism — • In the language of theology and canon law, the rupture of ecclesiastical union and unity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Schism     Schism      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Schism — Tool Veröffentlichung 1. Mai 2001 Länge 6:46 Genre(s) Progressive Metal Autor(en) Tool …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Schism — Schism, n. [OE. scisme, OF. cisme, scisme, F. schisme, L. schisma, Gr. schi sma, fr. schi zein to split; akin to L. scindere, Skr. chid, and prob. to E. shed, v.t. (which see); cf. {Rescind}, {Schedule}, {Zest}.] Division or separation;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Schism — «Schism» Sencillo de Tool del álbum Lateralus Publicación Mayo de 2001[1] Grabación 2001 Género(s) …   Wikipedia Español

  • schism — (n.) late 14c., scisme, dissention within the church, from O.Fr. cisme a cleft, split, from L.L. schisma, from Gk. skhisma (gen. skhismatos) division, cleft, from stem of skhizein to split (see SHED (Cf. shed) (v.)). Spelling restored 16c., but… …   Etymology dictionary

  • schism — I noun breach, break, cabal, desertion, difference, disassociation, disconnection, discord, dissension, dissent, disunion, division, faction, falling out, nonconformity, partition, recusancy, rent, rift, rupture, schisma, secession, sectarianism …   Law dictionary

  • schism — [ skızəm, sızəm ] noun count or uncount FORMAL an occasion when one group divides into two groups because of a disagreement: SPLIT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • schism — split, rupture, *breach, break, rent, rift Analogous words: division, separation, severance (see corresponding verbs at SEPARATE): estrangement, alienation (see corresponding verbs at ESTRANGE): *discord, dissension …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • schism — meaning ‘the division of a group into opposing sections’, is now commonly heard as skizm in place of the older form sizm recognized by the OED (1910) …   Modern English usage

  • schism — [n] separation alienation, break, breakup, difference, disagreement, discord, dissension, disunion, division, divorce, faction, fissure, fracture, gap, parting, rift, rupture, secession, splinter group, split; concepts 135,195,297,388 …   New thesaurus

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