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Full Definition of SCHISM. 1. 2. a: formal division in or separation from a church or religious body b: the offense of promoting schism. See schism defined for English-language learners.
The Schism. The Schism is the altercation, disagreement, or confrontation that divided the organization known as V.F.D. into two groups, one of which was referred to by Kit Snicket in The Penultimate Peril as the fire-starting side of the schism.