215 examples of schism in sentences

What is schism?

This sect was itself the result of a schism among the adherents of one of the two principal divisions of the Moslemsthe Shiahs.

The schism among the Shiahs grew out of the claim of the schismatics that the legitimate imam or successor of the Prophet must be in the line of descent from Ali.

The ostracism of Ali "laid the foundation of the grand interminable schism which has divided the Mahometan Church, and equally destroyed the practice of charity among the members of their common creed and endangered the speculative truths of doctrine.

She therefore saw the impropriety, as well as the danger, of, causing a schism in the church; and she used all her powerful influence to induce her husband to give up these irregular assemblies; and, without compromising his own opinions, to endeavor to ward off the enmity of the men of Boston.

whether, at least, the schismatic did not forfeit it by the very act of schism . . .

Heartily do I throw this my small pebble at the head of the great Sabbath-breaker Schism.

Her church is without schism, her city without fraud, her court without vanity, and her kingdom without villainy.

He thus addressed them:"Contention and quarrelling shall be yours for ever to work evil and schism amongst youfor you have had a prominent part in exciting opposition to me."

He thus addressed them:"Contention and quarrelling shall be yours for ever to work evil and schism amongst youfor you have had a prominent part in exciting opposition to me."

To separate from her communion is schism.

The high spirit of the Marquise revolted at this ingratitude, and scenes of violence had consequently occurred between them which tended to increase the schism, and to render his position still more precarious.

Time, far from lessening the animosity of the young Queen towards the favourite, or the consequent schism between herself and the King, appeared rather to increase both; and Richelieu, after having for a while contemplated a war with England conjointly with Philip of Spain, ultimately abandoned the idea as dangerous and doubtful to the interests of France.

This commencement, as will be at once apparent, was sufficiently unpromising, but the French envoy was in a position of such responsibility that he dared not suffer himself to be discouraged; nor had he been long in England ere he became painfully convinced that the petulance and want of self-control in which Henriette wilfully indulged, daily tended to widen a schism that was already too threatening.

The formulation, collection, and codification of these later laws apparently continued until toward the latter part of the Persian period when the Samaritan schism (Section CIII) fixed them in their present form.

The Date of the Samaritan Schism.

Josephus has given an unusually full and detailed account of the final schism between the Jews and Samaritans.

He implies, therefore, that the schism took place not long before 332 B.C., when Alexander the Great conquered Palestine.

The schism between Jew and Samaritan was but a revival of the ancient rivalry which dated from the days when the Israelites had first settled in Canaan.

The ultimate schism appears to have come as a result of the growing jealousy with which certain of the Jews regarded foreign marriages.

" It has been already mentioned that Friend Hopper passed through a fiery trial in his own religious society, during the progress of the schism produced by the preaching of Elias Hicks.

One would think him an emissary, by his preaching schism.

The Scripture is fully against schism.

It is the natural effect of a worse independency, which he keepeth such a clatter about; an independency of churches on each other, which must naturally create schism.

"Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

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