schisme

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin schisma, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃism/

Noun

schisme m (plural schismes)

schism

Further reading

“schisme” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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