The word schism, from the Greek σχίσμα, schisma (from σχιζω,
schizo, "to split"), means a division or a split, usually in an
organization. A schismatic is a person who creates or incites
schism in an organization or who is a member of a splinter
group. Schismatic as an adjective means pertaining to a schism
or schisms, or to those ideas, policies, etc., that are thought
to lead towards or promote schism. Usage within Christianity The
words schism and schismatic have found perhaps their heaviest
usage in the history of Christianity, to denote splits within a
church or religious body. In this context, schismatic as a noun
denotes a person who creates or incites schism in a church or is
a member of a splinter church, and schismatic as an adjective
refers to ideas and things that are thought to lead towards or
promote schism, often describing a church that has departed from
whichever communion the user of the word considers to be the
true Christian church. These words have been used to denote both
the phenomenon