σχίσμα — meaning in English

English meaning

• chasm noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
• schism noun A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
• swarf noun The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone.

Senses

σχίσμα is used for these senses in English:

• chasm (by extension) A large difference of opinion.
• swarf (uncountable) The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone. [from mid 16th c.]

chasm — full definition

1. noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
2. noun A very large difference between two people, ideas, or groups.

schism — full definition

1. noun A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
2. noun A movement or organization that splits off from a larger body.
3. noun A formal division or split within a religious body.
4. noun A split within Christianity whereby a group is no longer in communion with the Church or its ecclesiastical authorities, but shares essentially the same beliefs; in other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy.

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