verb
- causing or creating a division or split, especially within a religious organization or group
Usage: present participle of schismatize; formal; religious contexts
Examples
- The controversial doctrine was schismatizing the congregation.
- His radical interpretations were schismatizing the church community.
- The leader’s actions were schismatizing the religious movement.
- The theological dispute was schismatizing the denomination.
- Her teachings were schismatizing the faithful into opposing factions.