schismatic
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ʃɪzˈmæt.ɪk/ / /skɪzˈmæt.ɪk/ / [ʃɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk]
adj
Etymology: From Middle English scismatik with etymological respelling, from Middle French scismatique, from Latin schismaticus, from Ancient Greek σχισματικός (skhismatikós), from σχίσμα (skhísma, “cleft, division”). The music sense is based on schisma, from the same ultimate Greek source; compare schism.
- Of or pertaining to a schism.
- Of or pertaining to a schisma.
- Divisive.
“schismatic opinions or proposals”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English scismatik with etymological respelling, from Middle French scismatique, from Latin schismaticus, from Ancient Greek σχισματικός (skhismatikós), from σχίσμα (skhísma, “cleft, division”). The music sense is based on schisma, from the same ultimate Greek source; compare schism.
- A person involved in a schism.
“He semeth a sysmatyke Or els an heretike, For fayth in hym is faynte.”
“Amid heretics and schismatics, spoilers of the church’s lands, and scoffers at saints and sacraments, there remains a remnant.”