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schismatize, v.|ˈsɪzmətaɪz, ˈsk-|
[a. OF. scismatiser (Cotgr.), f. Gr. σχίσµατ-, σχίσµα schism + -ize.]
1. intr. To behave as a schismatic; to favour or advocate schismatic principles; to lead or belong to a schismatic body.
1601W. Watson Sparing Discov. A 3 b, The Secular priests haue only..Schismatiz'd and rebelled against M. Geor. Blackwell and his Jesus Masters. 1611Cotgr., Scismatiser, to Scismatise it, or play the Scismatick. 1657J. Sergeant Schism Dispatch't 89 Therefore to schismatize is to divide himself voluntarily from the Church. Ibid. 382 Which being too weak a ground in the iudgment of every prudent Conscientious man to hazard his Soul upon, as he must if he begin to Schismatize upon no better Grounds. 1659Gauden Tears Ch. i. ii. 42 From which [Church] I rather chose boldly to separate than poorly to schismatise in it. 1689Hickeringill Ceremony-Monger Concl. iv. Wks. 1716 II. 488 Must we Schismatize from Scripture, and from all the Protestants in the World, to follow a Custom they got into the Greek Church? 1705― Priest-cr. i. ibid. III. 13 If [the Church of England] say true, then it is impossible..to Schismatize from her. 1716M. Davies Athen. Brit. III. 11 All Foreign Calvinists..disown and condemn our Dissenters for Idiotizing as well as Schismatizing in their Uncivil as well as Unchristian Obstinacy. 1833J. H. Newman Arians i. i. (1876) 6 His intimate friend..Lucian, who schismatized or was excommunicated on his deposition. 1864― Apol. 239 It may be the providential means of uniting the whole Church in one, without fresh schismatizing or use of private Judgment.
b. transf. To make a division in a political party.
1793Jefferson Writ. (1859) IV. 52, I am not sure whether some of the more furious republicans may not schismatize with him.
2. trans.
a. To lead into schism.
b. To divide into parties. rare.
1645Liberty of Conscience 35 We must distinguish the persons who are in the error, whether Heresiarchs and ring⁓leaders, or whether followers only,..whether schismatizing, or schismatized. 1813Jefferson Writ. (1830) IV. 202 They [these questions] now schismatize every people whose minds and mouths are not shut up by the gag of a despot.
Hence ˈschismatizing ppl. a.
1657J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't 559 To reunite..a schismatizing Congregation to the Body it broke from. 1712M. Henry Nat. Schism (1886) 9 The great schismatizing principle which has been so much the bane of the Christian Church. |