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Definition of: schismatic
(siz·mat′ik) adjective
Relating to, having the character of, implying, or promoting schism: also schis·mat′i·cal.
—noun One who makes or participates in an ecclesiastical schism: a term of opprobrium. [<OF cismatique, scismatique <LL schismaticus <L Gk. schismatikos <Gk. schisma, -atos. See SCHISM.]
—schis·mat′i·cal·ly adverb
—schis·mat′i·cal·ness noun
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