schisme

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word schisme. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word schisme, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say schisme in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word schisme you have here. The definition of the word schisme will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofschisme, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin schisma, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, division), from σχίζω (skhízō, to split).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃism/ ~ /ʃizm/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

schisme m (plural schismes)

  1. schism

Further reading