schism

schism
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. disjunction, division, dissent, separation, split; heterodoxy; factionalism, faction, sect, subdivision.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. split, section, cabal, sect; see division 2 , faction 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n.
[SIZ um]
a separation within a group, due to disagreement over a particular issue.
A schism has formed in the church over the abortion issue.
SYN.: separation, split, division, rift, splintering, break, faction, disjunction, fragmentation.
ANT.: unification, union, harmony
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. An interruption in friendly relations: alienation, breach, break, disaffection, estrangement, fissure, rent2, rift, rupture, split. See ASSEMBLE, HELP. 2. A state of disagreement and disharmony: clash, conflict, confrontation, contention, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dis-sentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, strife, variance, war, warfare. See CONFLICT. 3. The condition of being divided, as in opinion: disunion, disunity, divergence, divergency, division. See ASSEMBLE.

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