schism

/skˈɪzəm/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. division of a group into opposing factions
   “another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy”
2. the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

Synonyms for schism

• split

Words that rhyme with schism

• mechanism
• absolutism
• antagonism
• nationalism
• sensationalism
• anachronism
• criticism
• dynamism
• empiricism
• formalism
• humanism
• imperialism
• individualism
• modernism
• nihilism
• pluralism
• romanticism
• separatism
• stigmatism
• symbolism
• alcoholism
• astigmatism
• catechism
• chauvinism
• collectivism
• communism
• consumerism
• despotism
• egoism
• egotism