schismatic

schismatic
Synonyms and related words:
Young Turk, apostate, backslider, bolter, breakaway, collaborationist, collaborator, convert, defector, demurrer, denominationalist, deserter, dissenter, dissentient, dissident, divisive, factionist, fifth columnist, heretical, heterodox, misbeliever, mugwump, nonconformist, objector, opinionist, opposition voice, proselyte, protestant, protester, quisling, radical, rebellious, recidivist, recreant, recusant, renegade, renegado, renegate, reversionist, runagate, schismatical, seceder, secessionist, sectarian, sectary, separatist, skeptic, strikebreaker, tergiversant, tergiversator, traitor, turnabout, turncoat, turntail, unconventional, unorthodox

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  • schismatic — SCHISMÁTIC, Ă, schismatici, ce, adj. (Adesea substantivat) Care s a separat de comunitatea unei biserici, care nu mai recunoaşte autoritatea unei biserici. – Din fr. schismatique, lat. schismaticus. Trimis de thiess, 07.08.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 … …   Dicționar Român

  • Schismatic — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Schismatic — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • schismatic — index contentious, divisive, heretic, hostile, polemic, recusant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • schismatic — late 14c. (n.); mid 15c. (adj.), from O.Fr. schismatique, from Church L. schismaticus, from Gk. skhismatikos, from schisma (see SCHISM (Cf. schism)). Related: Schismatical …   Etymology dictionary

  • schismatic — n *heretic, sectarian, dissenter, nonconformist …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • schismatic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ characterized by or favouring schism. ► NOUN chiefly historical ▪ (especially in the Christian Church) a person who promotes schism …   English terms dictionary

  • schismatic — [siz mat′ik, skizmat′ik] adj. [ME scismatike < MFr scismatique < LL(Ec) schismaticus < Gr schismatikos] 1. of, characteristic of, or having the nature of, schism 2. tending to, causing, or guilty of schism: Also schismatical n. a person… …   English World dictionary

  • Schismatic — Depending on the context, schismatic may mean:* a member of a schism, or, as an adjective, of or pertaining to a schism * pertaining to the schisma in music * Schismatic temperament …   Wikipedia

  • schismatic — adj. & n. (also schismatical) adj. inclining to, concerning, or guilty of, schism. n. 1 a holder of schismatic opinions. 2 a member of a schismatic faction or a seceded branch of a Church. Derivatives: schismatically adv. Etymology: ME f. OF… …   Useful english dictionary

  • schismatic — schismatically, adv. schismaticalness, n. /siz mat ik, skiz /, adj. 1. Also, schismatical. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of schism; guilty of schism. n. 2. a person who promotes schism or is an adherent of a schismatic body. [1350 1400; …   Universalium

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