Western Schism — • Only a temporary misunderstanding, even though it compelled the Church for forty years to seek its true head; it was fed by politics and passions, and was terminated by the assembling of the councils of Pisa and Constance Catholic Encyclopedia … Catholic encyclopedia
Western Schism — The Great Schism of Western Christianity or Papal Schism (also known as the Western Schism) was a split within the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417. By its end, three men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope. Driven by politics… … Wikipedia
Western Schism — ▪ Roman Catholic history also called Great Schism, or Great Western Schism, in the history of the Roman Catholic church, the period from 1378 to 1417, when there were two, and later three, rival popes (papacy), each with his own… … Universalium
Western schism — (great) Western schism The division in the Western Church from 1378 to 1417, when there were antipopes under French influence at Avignon • • • Main Entry: ↑schism … Useful english dictionary
Western Schism — /wɛstən ˈskɪzəm/ (say westuhn skizuhm), /ˈsɪzəm/ (say sizuhm) noun → Great Schism (def. 1) …
Western Schism — Западный раскол … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
great Western schism — (great) Western schism The division in the Western Church from 1378 to 1417, when there were antipopes under French influence at Avignon • • • Main Entry: ↑schism … Useful english dictionary
(great) Western schism — The division in the Western Church from 1378 to 1417, when there were antipopes under French influence at Avignon ● schism … Useful english dictionary
Schism — Schism, n. [OE. scisme, OF. cisme, scisme, F. schisme, L. schisma, Gr. schi sma, fr. schi zein to split; akin to L. scindere, Skr. chid, and prob. to E. shed, v.t. (which see); cf. {Rescind}, {Schedule}, {Zest}.] Division or separation;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Schism act — Schism Schism, n. [OE. scisme, OF. cisme, scisme, F. schisme, L. schisma, Gr. schi sma, fr. schi zein to split; akin to L. scindere, Skr. chid, and prob. to E. shed, v.t. (which see); cf. {Rescind}, {Schedule}, {Zest}.] Division or separation;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English