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Meanings of great schism in English

Russian
разделение церквей
Portuguese
grande cisma do oriente
Catalan
gran cisma d'orient
Spanish
cisma de oriente

Division of Christianity into two large parts.

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разделение церквей
Usage of great schism in English
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And the great schism had very little to do with religion.
The Guardian
2
A great schism, however, may finally be at hand.
The Guardian
3
Then came the great schism of the West.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
4
Third, a great schism weakened the Protestant church.
The Age of the Reformation
5
He rides a cycle of mighty days, and he represents the last great schism among the gods.
Lord of Light
6
Such were the authors of the great schism on the Continent and in the northern part of this island.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
7
This intentional complex task caused a great schism in the Black community and was put into motion centuries ago.
Ebony
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A great schism had lately taken place among the Quakers of Philadelphia; many objecting to the over-strict discipline of the orthodox.
Domestic Manners of the Americans
9
If approached from the religious standpoint, it will be set down either to Jesuits or to the great schism of Luther.
William Pitt and the Great War
10
At the time when the Presbyterian Church suffered its great schism, in 1837, it was the most influential religious body in the United States.
A History of American Christianity
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Previous great schisms in Europe which have been surmounted give hope for the present.
The Unity of Western Civilization
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On the map, page 646, trace the geographical extent of the " Great Schism."
Early European History
13
The restoration of the pontificate to Rome in 1375 was shortly followed by the Great Schism.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval Hi...
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The Serbian Orthodox Church has inquired about relics dating back before the Great Schism of 1054.
Reuters
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Or does the heart of the Eastern Question, as it was known, lie within the Great Schism?
The fracture zone: my return to the balkans
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This was Michael Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, with whose name the Great Schism will forever be associated.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 / (From Charlem...