Apostacy vs Schism - What's the difference?
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Abandonment of religion (see apostasy)
(legal) the ancient criminal offence of heresy or non-belief in religion.
A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
(religion) A formal division or split within a religious body.
(Catholicism) a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy.
As nouns the difference between apostacy and schism
is that apostacy is abandonment of religion (see apostasy) while schism is a split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.apostacy
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(en noun)- The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history.