schismatic
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonschismatic adjective
- nonschismatical adjective
- schismatically adverb
- schismaticalness noun
- unschismatic adjective
- unschismatical adjective
Etymology
Origin of schismatic
1350–1400; < Late Latin schismaticus < Greek schismatikós ( schism, -ic ); replacing Middle English scismatik < Middle French scismatique < Late Latin, as above
Example Sentences
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The Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which didn’t recognize the authority of the Russian church and had been regarded as schismatic, was granted full recognition in 2018 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Orthodoxy’s top authority.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023
In the face of this schismatic decision, Lowry announced in a blog post he is forgoing the bounty of Ryder Cup points in favor of a title defense.
From Golf Digest • Jun. 9, 2016
German Cardinal Ludwig Müller, a conservative who is the Vatican’s doctrinal chief, warned last fall of schismatic dangers in the German bishops’ position on marriage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2016
Though her brother attended the occasional protest, he had no time for the schismatic frustrations of exile politics.
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2015
The Catholic missions have been most zealously and successfully prosecuted in North America, China, India, Japan, and among the schismatic churches of the Levant.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
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