schism

US: /ˈskɪzəm/
UK: /skˈɪzəm/


English Vietnamese dictionary


schism /'sizm/
  • danh từ
    • sự ly giáo; sự phân ly
    • tội làm ly giáo; tội thúc đẩy, sự ly giáo
    • phái ly giáo

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[C, U] (formal) strong disagreement within an organization, especially a religious one, that makes its members divide into separate groups: the threat of a schism within the Church
schismatic adjective

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
split, rift, break, breach, division, rupture, separation, disunion:
The schism was caused by a group of left-wing idealists.

Concise English dictionary


schisms'skɪzm ,'sɪzm
noun
+division of a group into opposing factions
+the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences