Division of Christianity into two large parts.
Synonyms
Examples for "east–west schism"
Examples for "east–west schism"
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And the great schism had very little to do with religion.
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A great schism, however, may finally be at hand.
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Then came the great schism of the West.
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Third, a great schism weakened the Protestant church.
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He rides a cycle of mighty days, and he represents the last great schism among the gods.
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Even before the traumatic schism of 1054, Catholics and nascent Orthodox were battling over (lucrative) religious turf in Bulgaria.
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Would the crusaders in 1204 A.D. have attacked Constantinople, if the schism of 1054 A.D. had not occurred?
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The Serbian Orthodox Church has inquired about relics dating back before the Great Schism of 1054.
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Russia bitterly opposes the split, comparing it to the Great Schism of 1054 that divided western and eastern Christianity.
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They concluded that the Pope held the highest rank in Christianity before the Great Schism of 1054, which saw Western and Eastern Christendom diverge.
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It next suffers grievously from the accident, largely geographical, of the Eastern schism.
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"The Eastern schism is no Church!" added Eva.