Schism

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A schism ( SIZ-əm, SKIZ-, or (less commonly) SHIZ-əm) is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a split in what had previously been a single religious body, such as the East–West Schism in Christianity or the Sunni–Shia divide in Islam. It is also used of a split within a non-religious organization or movement or, more broadly, of a separation between two or more people, be it brothers, friends, lovers, etc. A schismatic is a legalistic, often pejorative term for person who creates or incites schism in an organization or who is a member of a splinter group. People and groups declared schismatic often reject the label. As an adjective, schismatic means pertaining to a schism or schisms, or to those ideas, policies, etc. that are thought to lead towards or promote schism. While the concept of schism exists across a wide number of faiths, the specific term, implications, and jurisprudence...

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