Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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schism | Yes | No | No | No |
Western Schism | Yes | No | No | No |
schism (noun) | Western Schism (noun) |
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division of a group into opposing factions | the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon |
the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences |