scisme

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cisme, cissime, scysme, sisme, sysme

Etymology

From Old French cisme, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsizmə/, /ˈsizəm/

Noun

scisme (plural scismes)

1. schism (split within the Christian church)
2. discord, disagreement, unrest

Related terms

• scismatik

Descendants

• English: schism
• Scots: schism

References

• “scisme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.