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cisma

Pronunciation: /ˈθisma/

“cisma” is a Spanish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. schism

In Spanish

  1. División o separación entre los individuos de una misma comunidad.
  2. Por antonomasia, se habla del Gran Cisma de Occidente.
  3. Discordia, desavenencia.

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”).

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