Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or engaging in schism.
- noun One who promotes or engages in schism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by schism; tending or inclined to or promotive of schism: as, schismatic opinions; a schismatic tendency.
- noun One who separates from an existing church or religious faith on account of a difference in opinion; one who partakes in a schism. See
schism . - noun Synonyms Sectary, etc. See
heretic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who creates or takes part in schism; one who separates from an established church or religious communion on account of a difference of opinion.
- adjective Of or pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking of the nature of schism; tending to schism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective religion Of or pertaining to a
schism - adjective music Of or pertaining to a
schisma - noun religion A person involved in a
schism
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
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Examples
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We cannot shut our eyes to the fact that the schismatic is abroad in our land.
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Preach in popish chapel, teach schismatic, that is Protestant, child tongues and literature.
Lavengro 2004
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[Footnote: Including what I had to pay for being called a schismatic by the Archbishop of Paris, or his officials.]
Philip Gilbert Hamerton Hamerton, Philip G 1896
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[Footnote: Including what I had to pay for being called a schismatic by the Archbishop of Paris, or his officials.]
Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 Eug��nie Hamerton 1864
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Preach in popish chapel, teach schismatic, that is Protestant, child tongues and literature.
Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Preach in popish chapel, teach schismatic, that is Protestant, child tongues and literature.
Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Preach in popish chapel, teach schismatic, that is Protestant, child tongues and literature.
Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Preach in popish chapel, teach schismatic, that is Protestant, child tongues and literature.
Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) George Henry Borrow 1842
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The breakaway Ugandan church has as its head a former Zambian Catholic priest, the Rev Luciano Anzanga Mbewe, who was excommunicated earlier this year for having founded what the Vatican called a schismatic church, the Catholic Apostolic National Church of Zambia, which allows for a married priesthood.
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The breakaway Ugandan church has as its head a former Zambian Catholic priest, the Rev. Luciano Anzanga Mbewe, who was excommunicated earlier this year for having founded what the Vatican called a schismatic church, the Catholic Apostolic National Church of Zambia, which allows for a married priesthood.
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