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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.
According to History Today, it is called the Great Schism:    Great Schism (1378-1417)Division of the Roman Catholic church in  which rival popes sat in Rome and Avign â¦ on.