schism : Idioms & Phrases


great schism

  • noun the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon
WordNet

Great schism, ∨ Western schism

  • (Eccl.) a schism in the church in the latter part of the 14th century, on account of rival claimants to the papal throne.
Webster 1913

Greek schism

  • (Eccl.), the separation of the Greek and Roman churches.
Webster 1913

Schism act

  • (Law), an act of the English Parliament requiring all teachers to conform to the Established Church, passed in 1714, repealed in 1719.
Webster 1913