1. (a.) Of or pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking Of the nature Of schism; tending to schism; as, schismatic opinions or proposals.
2. (n.) One who creates or takes part in schism; one who separates from an established church or religious communion on account of a difference of opinion.
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Young Turk, apostate, backslider, bolter, breakaway, collaborationist, collaborator, convert, defector, demurrer, denominationalist, deserter, dissenter, dissentient, dissident, divisive, factionist, fifth columnist, heretical, heterodox, misbeliever, mugwump, nonconformist, objector, opinionist, opposition voice, proselyte, protestant, protester, quisling, radical, rebellious, recidivist, recreant, recusant, renegade, renegado, renegate, reversionist, runagate, schismatical, seceder, secessionist, sectarian, sectary, separatist, skeptic, strikebreaker, tergiversant, tergiversator, traitor, turnabout, turncoat, turntail, unconventional, unorthodox
