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   schism

   /ˈs(k)izəm/

   noun

   • 1. a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief: "the widening schism between Church leaders and politicians"
   • ▪ the formal separation of a Church into two Churches or the secession of a group owing to doctrinal and other differences.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French scisme, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek skhisma ‘cleft’, from skhizein ‘to split’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • H

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   • I

     1

   • S

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   • M

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