schisma, ătis, n., = σχίσμα,
a split , separation , disunion , schism (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Praescr. 5; Prud. στεφ. 11, 19; 11, 30; Vulg. Johan. 9, 16.
·noun An interval equal to half a comma. ...
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