About The Word Schismatic

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Schismatic to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Schismatic definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Schismatic

Schismatic Meaning & Definition
Schismatic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Schismatic?

[adj] of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism; "schismatic sects"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Schismatic: schismatical

Related Terms | Find terms related to Schismatic:

See Also |

Schismatic In Webster's Dictionary

\Schis*mat"ic\ (s[i^]z*m[a^]t"[i^]k; so nearly all ortho["e]pists), a. [L. schismaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. schismatique.] Of or pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking of the nature of schism; tending to schism; as, schismatic opinions or proposals.
\Schis*mat"ic\ (?; 277), 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. Syn: Heretic; partisan. See {Heretic}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Adsorbent ‐ a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance…
  • Line of flight ‐ the path along which a freely moving object travels through the…
  • Extra ‐ something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras…
  • Kunlun mountains ‐ a mountain…
  • Disk space ‐ (computer science) the space available on a…
  • Godown ‐ a warehouse in the East (India…
  • Subvocaliser ‐ someone who articulates speech without…
  • Chemist's shop ‐ a retail shop where medicine and other…
  • Spuriousness ‐ state of lacking…
  • Judeo-christian ‐ being historically related to both Judaism and Christianity;…