noun
the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon
• Topics: ↑Roman Catholic, ↑Western Church, ↑Roman Catholic Church, ↑Church of Rome, ↑Roman Church
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period, ↑schism
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a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378-1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
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great schism noun (historical)
The great Eastern schism or the Western schism (see under ↑schism)
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Main Entry: ↑great
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['s(k)izəm]1) the breach between the Eastern and the Western Churches, traditionally dated to 1054 and becoming final in 1472
2) the period 1378 - 1417, when the Western Church was divided by the creation of antipopes
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