Schism
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Religion

  • Schism (religion)
    Schism (religion)
    A schism , from Greek σχίσμα, skhísma , is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization or movement religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a break of communion between two sections of Christianity that were previously a single body, or to a division within...

    , a division or a split, usually between people belonging to an organization or movement, most frequently applied to a break of communion between two sections of Christianity that were previously a single body
    • East–West Schism
      East–West Schism
      The East–West Schism of 1054, sometimes known as the Great Schism, formally divided the State church of the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western branches, which later became known as the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, respectively...

      , a split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the eleventh century; sometimes referred to as The Great Schism.
    • Nestorian Schism
      Nestorian Schism
      The Nestorian Schism was the split between the Orthodox Church and churches affiliated with Nestorian doctrine in the 5th century. The schism rose out of a Christological dispute, the key figures in which were Cyril of Alexandria and Nestorius...

      , splitting the Church in the Sassanid Empire
      Sassanid Empire
      The Sassanid Empire , known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr and Ērān in Middle Persian and resulting in the New Persian terms Iranshahr and Iran , was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty from 224 to 651...

       (including modern Iraq) from the Church in the Eastern Roman Empire, after the First Council of Ephesus in 431
    • Non-Chalcedonian Christianity
      Oriental Orthodoxy
      Oriental Orthodoxy is the faith of those Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only three ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the First Council of Ephesus. They rejected the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon...

       in Armenia, Syria and Egypt, which in the 5th century split from the Church in Asia Minor, the Balkan peninsula and Italy.
    • Photian schism
      Photian schism
      The Photian schism is a term for a controversy lasting from 863-867 between Eastern and Western Christianity....

      , a controversy lasting from 863-867 between Eastern and Western Christianity
    • Western Schism
      Western Schism
      The Western Schism or Papal Schism was a split within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417. Two men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope. Driven by politics rather than any theological disagreement, the schism was ended by the Council of Constance . The simultaneous claims to the papal chair...

      , the split within the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417
  • Jewish schisms

Entertainment

  • "Schisms" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), 1992 television episode
  • Schism (novel)
    Schism (novel)
    Schism is a novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire, a series of science fiction books by Catherine Asaro. It was first published in 2004.-Plot summary:...

    , 2004 work by Catherine Asaro
  • "Schism" (song)
    Schism (song)
    "Schism" is a song by American rock band Tool. It was the first single and music video from their third full-length album, Lateralus. In 2002, Tool won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song....

    , 2001 song by Tool
  • Schism Records
    Schism Records
    Schism was a hardcore record label and fanzine operated out of New York City in the late 1980s by John Porcelly and Alex Brown . Schism started out as the fanzine, Love Seat, which Brown put out while still living in Iowa...

    , a hardcore record label and fanzine operated out of New York in the 1980s
  • Schizm: Mysterious Journey
    Schizm: Mysterious Journey
    Schizm: Mysterious Journey is an adventure-genre computer game created by Detalion and LK Avalon and published by DreamCatcher Games. It was authored by acclaimed Australian science fiction writer Terry Dowling....

    , a computer game
  • Schisma
    Schisma
    In music, the schisma is the ratio between a Pythagorean comma and a syntonic comma and equals 32805:32768, which is 1.9537 cents...

    , a musical term defining a ratio
  • "Schism", a 1988 song by Anthrax from State of Euphoria
    State of Euphoria
    State of Euphoria is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released on September 19, 1988 through Megaforce/Island Records.-Album information:...

  • "Schism", an enemy in the 2008 survival horror video game Silent Hill: Homecoming
  • "Schism", X-Men
    X-Men
    The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...

    , 2011 storyline

Sports

  • The Schism
    History of rugby league
    The history of rugby league as a separate form of rugby football goes back to 1895 in Huddersfield, Northern England when the Northern Rugby Football Union broke away from the established Rugby Football Union to administer its own separate competition. Similar schisms occurred later in Australia...

    , the disagreement that lead to the split between rugby league and rugby union around 1900
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