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cisma.

schism (a split or separation within a group or organisation)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsiz.mɐ/Brazil/ˈsiz.mɐ/Brazil/ˈsiʒ.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈsiʒ.mɐ/Portugal
  1. schism (a split or separation within a group or organisation)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”).

noun/ˈsiz.mɐ/Brazil/ˈsiz.mɐ/Brazil/ˈsiʒ.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈsiʒ.mɐ/Portugal
  1. vice; obsession (a bad habit)

    feminine
  2. spite (deep-seated enmity or ill-will towards someone)

    feminine
  3. obstinacy; stubbornness (insistence in doing something, especially something that is likely not to work out)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”).

verb/ˈsiz.mɐ/Brazil/ˈsiz.mɐ/Brazil/ˈsiʒ.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈsiʒ.mɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of cismar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of cismar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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