Apostasy vs Schism - What's the difference?
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The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
* 1871 , James Anthony Froude, History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth , page 394
*1886 , , The Princess Casamassima .
*:What had he said, what had he done, after all, to give them the right to fasten on him the charge of apostasy ? He had always been a free critic of everything, and it was natural that, on certain occasions, in the little parlour in Lisson Grove, he should have spoken in accordance with that freedom; but it was only with the Princess that he had permitted himself really to rail at the democracy and given the full measure of his scepticism.
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
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 apostasy and schism
is that apostasy is the renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs while schism is a split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.apostasy
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(apostasies)- The King of Navarre suddenly abandoned his party and went over to the Catholics. The explanation of his apostasy was as simple as it was base: Navarre had no confidence in the success of his cause, and he cared little in his heart for anything but women and vanity.
Synonyms
* (renunciation of religion or faith) backsliding, conversion, deconversion * (renunciation of a set of beliefs) defection, disaffection, estrangementSee also
* deconvert * thoughtcrimeExternal links
* (wikipedia "apostasy")schism
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(en noun)- The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history.