schism
Example Sentences
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This is the culmination of a profound schism between the U.S. and Europe over what should unite them.
It would no longer be a simple trans-Atlantic disagreement, but a new schism within the West.
But this time, the schism feels more permanent.
From BBC
Despite later schisms that split Christianity, the council produced a foundational statement of the faith that is still shared by most of the world’s Christians today.
The schisms underscore the growing fragility of the nascent coalition in the waning days of its founder.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
