schismatize

American

[siz-muh-tahyz, skiz-] / ˈsɪz məˌtaɪz, ˈskɪz- /

especially British, schismatise

verb (used without object)

schismatized, schismatizing

to take part in a schism.

verb (used with object)

schismatized, schismatizing

to cause schism in.

Etymology

Origin of schismatize

1595–1605; < Late Latin schismat- ( schism ) + -ize

Example Sentences

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How much wiser are the Quakers, who, agreeing in the fundamental doctrines of the Gospel, schismatize about no mysteries, and, keeping within the pale of common sense, suffer no speculative differences of opinion, any more than of feature, to impair the love of their brethren.

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