. "A schism (pronounced /\u02C8s\u026Az\u0259m/ SIZ-\u0259m, /\u02C8sk\u026Az\u0259m/ SKIZ-\u0259m or, less commonly, /\u02C8\u0283\u026Az\u0259m/ SHIZ-\u0259m) is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a split in what had previously been a single religious body, such as the East\u2013West Schism or the Great Western Schism."@en . . . .