Schism of the East

Variant of Great Schism

Great Schism definition

Great Schism

  1. the division or conflict in the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417, when there were rival popes at Avignon and Rome
    also called Schism of the West
  2. the separation of the Eastern Church from the Western Church, traditionally dated 1054
    also called Schism of the East

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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