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- Dictionaryschis·mat·ic/sizˈmadik/
adjective
- 1. characterized by or favoring schism: "schismatic religious movements were gaining currency"
noun
- 1. (especially in the Christian Church) a person who promotes schism; an adherent of a schismatic group. historical
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: of, relating to, or guilty of schism. schismatically. siz-ˈma-ti-k (ə-)lē. ski- adverb. Examples of schismatic in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun. In 1935, Pope Pius XI openly supported the invasion of Ethiopia as a crusade against a country of heretics, schismatics, pagans, and infidels.
Schismatic definition: of, relating to, or of the nature of schism; guilty of schism. . See examples of SCHISMATIC used in a sentence.
1. : division, separation. also : discord, disharmony. a schism between political parties. 2. a. : formal division in or separation from a church or religious body. b. : the offense of promoting schism. Synonyms. conflict. disaccord. discordance. discordancy. disharmony. dissension. dissention. dissidence.
2 meanings: 1. of, relating to, or promoting schism 2. a person who causes schism or belongs to a schismatic faction.... Click for more definitions.
A schismatic is a person who creates or incites schism in an organization or who is a member of a splinter group. Schismatic as an adjective means pertaining to a schism or schisms, or to those ideas, policies, etc. that are thought to lead towards or promote schism.
Define schismatic. schismatic synonyms, schismatic pronunciation, schismatic translation, English dictionary definition of schismatic. adj. Of, relating to, or engaging in schism. n. One who promotes or engages in schism. schis·mat′i·cal·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
noun. division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties. the parties so formed. Ecclesiastical. a formal division within, or separation from, a church or religious body over some doctrinal difference. the state of a sect or body formed by such division. the offense of causing or seeking to cause such a division. schism.
a division into two groups caused by a disagreement about ideas, especially in a religious organization: a schism in/within the Church. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. agent provocateur. alienated. argue with someone. argumentatively. bone. conflict. flame. hammer. lock horns idiom. non-circular. non-consensual.
Definition of schismatic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. /ˈskɪzəm/,/ˈsɪzəm/ [countable, uncountable](formal) jump to other results. strong disagreement within an organization, especially a religious one, that makes its members divide into separate groups. schism within somethingThe disagreement eventually led to a schism within the Church.
