schisme

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/
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Noun

schisme m (plural schismes)

  1. schism

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