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English Dictionary: Schismatic by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
schismatic
adj
  1. of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism; "schismatic sects"
    Synonym(s): schismatic, schismatical
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Schismatic \Schis*mat"ic\ (s[icr]z*m[acr]t"[icr]k; so nearly all
      ortho[89]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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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. [bd]They were popularly classed
      together as canting schismatics.[b8] --Macaulay.
  
      Syn: Heretic; partisan. See {Heretic}.
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