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461 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ skˈɪzəm], [ skˈɪzəm], [ s_k_ˈɪ_z_ə_m]
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Similar words for schism:
- act (noun)
- breach (noun)
- break (noun)
- chasm (noun)
- church (noun)
- cleft (noun)
- disaccord (noun)
- discordance (noun)
- dissent (noun)
- dissentience (noun)
- dissidence (noun)
- estrangement (noun)
- faction (noun)
- fracture (noun)
- gap (noun)
- heresy (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- rebellion (noun)
- rupture (noun)
- secession (noun)
- split (noun)
- defect (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Schism:
n.
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•
- assemble,
- disaffection,
- alienation,
- help.
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•
- conflict,
- difficulty,
- discord,
- confrontation,
- war,
- difference,
- warfare,
- clash,
- contention.
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- divergence.
- dis harmonies,
- dis cords,
- dis-cords,
- dis harmony,
- dis agreements,
- dis-cord,
- dis-unity,
- dis affections,
- dis cord,
- fallingout,
- dis-harmony,
- parting of the way,
- parting of way,
- dis-harmonies,
- dis-agreements,
- dis-agreement,
- dis unity,
- parting way,
- parting the way,
- dis affection,
- dis-affection,
- parting ways,
- dis-affections,
- parting of ways,
- dis agreement,
- parting the ways.
- dis continuities,
- mis-understanding,
- dis-continuities,
- difference opinion,
- dis-junction,
- mis understanding,
- dis junction,
- dis continuity,
- dis-continuity,
- mis understandings,
- dis junctions,
- dis-junctions,
- mis-understandings.
- dis-accord,
- dis sonance,
- dis sonances,
- dis-sonance,
- in compatibility,
- dis-accords,
- dis-sonances,
- in-compatibilities,
- dis accords,
- dis accord,
- in compatibilities,
- in-compatibility.
- mis belief,
- hetero-doxies,
- non conformism,
- mis beliefs,
- non agreements,
- mis-belief,
- un orthodoxies,
- dis sents,
- un-orthodoxy,
- hetero-doxy,
- non conformity,
- non conformisms,
- bone pick,
- bone contention,
- nonconformisms,
- mis-beliefs,
- sour notes,
- hetero doxy,
- dis sent,
- non concurrences,
- nonagreements,
- non conformities,
- non-agreement,
- dis-sent,
- un orthodoxy,
- poles aparts,
- nonconcurrences,
- non-conformism,
- far cries,
- non-conformities,
- non-conformisms,
- dis-sents,
- non-concurrences,
- non concurrence,
- non agreement,
- Non-concurrence,
- non-agreements,
- NOPES,
- misbeliefs,
- hetero doxies,
- un-orthodoxies.
- antagonizations,
- with-holdings,
- dis associations,
- antagonization,
- dis-associations,
- with holding,
- break-ups,
- break ups,
- dis-association,
- with holdings,
- dis association,
- disassociations,
- with-holding.
- dis-beliefs,
- paganisms,
- agnosticisms,
- iconoclasms,
- dis belief,
- in-fidelity,
- sectarianisms,
- secularisms,
- in fidelities,
- in fidelity,
- revisionisms,
- dis-belief,
- dis beliefs,
- in-fidelities.
- paganism,
- insider,
- revisionism,
- clinkers,
- unorthodoxy,
- hernia,
- uprising,
- bustup,
- refusal,
- combo,
- ravine,
- estrangement,
- iconoclasm,
- non-conformity,
- hole,
- faction,
- cloughs,
- rima,
- break,
- ISMS,
- resistance,
- Misbelief,
- sectors,
- cleft,
- nonagreement,
- sectarianism,
- nonconformism,
- clinker,
- breach,
- fracture,
- bad vibes,
- heresy,
- risings,
- far cry,
- infidelity,
- bone to pick,
- secularism,
- rift,
- flak,
- rebellion,
- mutilations,
- poles apart,
- insiders,
- strife,
- tatter,
- rent,
- agnosticism,
- tatters,
- gaps,
- break-up,
- unorthodoxies,
- split,
- heterodoxy,
- preterition,
- fissure,
- fragmentation,
- Nope,
- cloves,
- Dispeace,
- herniation,
- withholdings,
- combos,
- heterodoxies,
- chasm,
- Nonconcurrence,
- ism,
- splinter group,
- sour note,
- Clough,
- disassociation,
- church,
- Herniae,
- secession,
- rupture,
- split-up,
- Insurgence,
- dissent,
- RIMAS,
- rimation,
- Hernias,
- parting of the ways,
- insurgency,
- mutilation.
- de fiance,
- dis obediences,
- de-fiances,
- in-subordination,
- re-volutions,
- re volutions,
- up-risings,
- dis-obedience,
- re-volution,
- in subordination,
- up risings,
- de-fiance,
- up rising,
- dis obedience,
- dis-obediences,
- up-rising,
- in-subordinations,
- de fiances,
- in subordinations.
v.
• defect (verb)- go over fence,
- de-parted,
- took a walk,
- de-parting,
- changed sides,
- with draw,
- with-drew,
- with drawing,
- re-volt,
- falling away from,
- de parted,
- with-draw,
- going over the fence,
- re volts,
- going over fence,
- turned coat,
- changes sides,
- de part,
- turning coat,
- turns coat,
- went over the fence,
- took walk,
- tergiverses,
- de parts,
- goes over fence,
- de-sert,
- with draws,
- fell away from,
- falls away from,
- with-drawn,
- take walk,
- with drawn,
- re volt,
- de-part,
- taking a walk,
- changing sides,
- taking walk,
- with drew,
- schismed,
- goes over the fence,
- schisming,
- with-drawing,
- takes walk,
- tergiversing,
- re-volts,
- went over fence,
- de-parts,
- de sert,
- de parting,
- tergiversed.
Other synonyms:
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- divergency.
- spurn,
- take a walk,
- defect,
- Ratted,
- forsake,
- go over the fence,
- tergiverse,
- turn coat,
- running out,
- change sides,
- takes a walk,
- ratting,
- go back on,
- fall away from.
- dissociation,
- offshoot,
- communion,
- school,
- department,
- breakup,
- fractionalization,
- variety,
- parting,
- separation,
- Fracturing,
- breach of friendship,
- concision,
- breakaway,
- severance,
- distance,
- disharmony,
- party,
- scission,
- group,
- crack,
- religious order,
- branch,
- denomination,
- Disjoining,
- irreligion,
- debate,
- persuasion,
- society,
- order,
- affiliation,
- backsliding,
- keeping apart,
- sedition,
- shattering,
- dereliction,
- severing,
- apostasy,
- falling out,
- defection,
- split up,
- taking apart,
- dismemberment,
- disintegration,
- betrayal,
- disjunction,
- intrigue,
- gulf,
- segregation,
- disfavor,
- fission,
- dichotomy,
- disruption,
- feud,
- rip,
- Schismaticalness,
- version,
- dividedness,
- protestantism,
- error,
- gap,
- sect,
- Quarrelling,
- walkout,
- community,
- nonconformity,
- atheism,
- splitting,
- organization,
- deserter,
- infighting,
- desertion,
- odds,
- Sectarism,
- tear,
- body,
- stock split,
- recusancy,
- segment,
- breaking up,
- fellowship,
- breaking,
- bolt,
- bursting,
- divorce,
- hire,
- recantation,
- partition,
- dividing line.
How to use "Schism" in context?
Schism is a term used to describe a break in a religious body, usually because of ideological disagreements between members. In most traditions, schism is regarded as a very bad thing, as it can lead to the division of the community and theumentation of tension and rivalry between the members. Schism can also create a rift in the history of the religion, as different groups may regard each other as heretics.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
split, divisiveness.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
rift.
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Noun, singular or mass
rift.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
discord, fission, separation, splitting, break-up.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Homophones for Schism:
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