SCHISMATIC

a. n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Of or pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking of the nature of schism; tending to schism; as, schismatic opinions or proposals.

2.
n.

One who creates or takes part in schism; one who separates from an established church or religious communion on account of a difference of opinion. "They were popularly classed together as canting schismatics." Macaulay.

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