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schismatize (iou)



schismatize verb intrans. Also schismatise. E17.
[French scismatiser or medieval Latin schismatizare cause a schism, from ecclesiastical Greek skhisma, -mat-: see SCHISM, -IZE.]
Behave schismatically; favour or advocate schismatic principles; lead or belong to a schismatic body.
schismatist noun (rare) a schismatic M18.