schismatic

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to a schism.
2. Of or pertaining to a schisma.
3. Divisive.

Noun

A person involved in a schism.

Synonyms

secessionist

schismatical

heretic

sectarian

apostate

rebel

dissident

seceder

seceding

deviationist

centrifugal

sectary

separatist

Translations

schismatisch

cismático

schismatique

cismático

scismatico

σχισματικός

cismàtic

Schismatikerin

seditiosus

scheurmaker

schismatiek

dissidente

ayrılıkçı

ayrılık yaratan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɪzˈmæt.ɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: scismatik

In summary

From Middle English scismatik with etymological respelling, from Middle French scismatique, from Latin schismaticus, from Ancient Greek σχισματικός (skhismatikós), from σχίσμα (skhísma, “cleft, division”). The music sense is based on schisma, from the same ultimate Greek source; compare schism.