Noun
- 1. schism, split, division
- usage: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
- 2. schism, rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
- usage: the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
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