Schism (noun)
sk-iz-m
A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
Late Middle English: from Old French scisme, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek skhisma ‘cleft’, from skhizein ‘to split’.
Example sentences
“The widening schism in the government was concerning, and bad news for everyone.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
