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To: Kevmo
***Nope. It doesn’t fit.

Can you explain why not? It appears to be entirely consistent with the criteria you're using for "whateverism".

98 posted on 07/01/2008 7:54:22 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: tacticalogic
Again I go to Dictionary.com for purposes of illustration. The definitions of schism point towards Division, Split, and Separation. That does not fit my goal. It is entirely INconsistent with my criteria.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - ---

schism Audio Help /ˈsɪzəm, ˈskɪz-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[siz-uhm, skiz-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation ---

noun 1. division or disunion, esp. into mutually opposed parties. ---

2. the parties so formed. ---

3. Ecclesiastical. a. a formal division within, or separation from, a church or religious body over some doctrinal difference. b. the state of a sect or body formed by such division. c. the offense of causing or seeking to cause such a division. ---

[Origin: 1350–1400; < LL (Vulgate) sc(h)isma (s. sc(h)ismat-) < Gk, deriv. of schízein to split, with -ma (s. -mat-) n. suffix of result; r. ME (s)cisme, sisme < MF < LL, as above] ---

schism n. A separation or division into factions. ---

A formal breach of union within a Christian church. The offense of attempting to produce such a breach. Disunion; discord. ---

[Middle English scisme, from Old French, from Latin schisma, schismat-, from Greek skhisma, from skhizein, to split; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

102 posted on 07/01/2008 8:18:05 AM PDT by Kevmo (A person's a person, no matter how small. ~Horton Hears a Who)
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