The specific rabbinical term for heresies, or religious divisions due to an unlawful spirit, is minim (lit. "kinds [of belief]"; the singular min, for "heretic" or "Gnostic," is coined idiomatically, like goy and am ha'aretz; see Gnosticism).
The precise rabbinical term for schisms or religious disputes due to an unlawful spirit is minim (lit. "types of belief"; the singular min, signifying a heretic or Gnostic, is formed idiomatically, comparable to goy and am ha'aretz; see Gnosticism).