verb
- causes or creates a division or split, especially within a religious organization or group
Usage: formal; religious contexts
Examples
- The controversial doctrine schismatizes the congregation into opposing factions.
- His radical interpretation of scripture schismatizes the traditional church community.
- The new policy schismatizes the organization along ideological lines.
- The leader’s actions schismatizes what was once a unified movement.
- This theological dispute schismatizes believers across denominational boundaries.