In dictionaries:
Great Schism
Division of medieval Christian Church.
Western Schism
Division in Catholic Church leadership.
schism act
Law to prevent religious dissent.
greek schism
Division between Eastern, Western Christianity.
schism western
Nonjuring schism
The Nonjuring schism refers to a split in the established churches of England, Scotland and Ireland, following the deposition and exile of James II and VII in the 1688 Glorious Revolution.
Acacian schism
The Acacian schism, between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches, lasted 35 years, from 484 to 519.
Schism in Christianity
In Christianity, a schism occurs when a single religious body divides and becomes two separate religious bodies.
National Schism
The National Schism, also sometimes called The Great Division, was a series of disagreements between King Constantine I and Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos regarding the foreign policy of Greece in the period of 1910–1922 of which the tipping point was whether Greece should enter World War I. Venizelos was in support of the Allies and wanted Greece to join the war on their side, while the pro-German King wanted Greece to remain neutral, which would further favor the plans of the Central Powers.
Schism of 1552
The schism of 1552 was an important event in the history of the Church of the East.
Schism of the Russian Church
The Schism of the Russian Church, also known as (meaning 'split' or 'schism'), was the splitting of the Russian Orthodox Church into an official church and the Old Believers movement in the 1600s.
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