English Dictionary: Schismatic | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Schismatic | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
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}. |