schismatic

[ siz-mat-ik, skiz- ]

/ sɪzˈmæt ɪk, skɪz- /

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adjective

Also schis·mat·i·cal. of, relating to, or of the nature of schism; guilty of schism.

noun

a person who promotes schism or is an adherent of a schismatic body.

Origin of schismatic

1350–1400; < Late Latin schismaticus < Greek schismatikós (see schism, -ic); replacing Middle English scismatik < Middle French scismatique < Late Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM schismatic

schis·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb schis·mat·i·cal·ness, noun non·schis·mat·ic, adjective non·schis·mat·i·cal, adjective

un·schis·mat·ic, adjective un·schis·mat·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby schismatic

schipperke, schippers, schirmer, schirra, schism, schismatic, schismatist, schismatize, schist, schisto-, schistocelia

Example sentences from the Web for schismatic

In the course of his speech he spoke of the king as a "heretic and schismatic."

Joan of Arc |Laura E. Richards
He was similarly foiled in his attempt to lay a double tax on the schismatic upholders of the ancient ways.

Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science, April 1875, Vol. XV., No. 88 |Various
In vain had the ten tribes of schismatic Israel been carried into captivity by Assyria.

Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom |T. W. Allies
The Vaudois heresy which became notorious at Lyons about the same time was a schismatic, not a heretic movement.

The Troubadours |H.J. Chaytor

A man is no longer socially banned for being heretical, schismatic, or liberal-minded.

At Large |Arthur Christopher Benson

British Dictionary definitions for schismatic

schismatic

schismatical

/ (skɪzˈmætɪk, sɪz-) /

adjective

of, relating to, or promoting schism

noun

a person who causes schism or belongs to a schismatic faction

Derived forms of schismatic

schismatically, adverb schismaticalness, noun

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schismatical

adjective

noun

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schismatic

adjective

noun

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schismatical

adjective

noun

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