Great Schism

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the Great Schism

  1. (Christianity, historical) The split between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church in 1054.
  2. (Christianity, historical) A split within the Roman Catholic Church that lasted from 1378 to 1417.

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