adj. & n. (also schismatical)
adj. inclining to, concerning, or guilty of, schism.
n. 1 a holder of schismatic opinions. 2 a member of a schismatic faction or a seceded branch of a Church. schismatically adv.
[ ME f. OF scismatique f. eccl.L schismaticus f. eccl.Gk skhismatikos (as SCHISM) ]