schismatistn.
/ˈsɪzmətɪst//ˈskɪzmətɪst/ rare.
A schismatic.
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scismatc1450
conventicler1590
conventiculist1637
church renter1639
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1754 Let. fr. Member of Ch. of Scot. to Elder of Seceders 52 He says not to these schismatists you are not a Member of the Church.
1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 71 750 [He] hopes the best for Schismatists, but can't See aught for them within the covenant.
1895 Catholic News 12 Oct. 7/5 It would be one of the greatest triumphs of Leo's sovereignty if he succeeded in winning back the Alexandrian schismatists to the true faith.
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