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.
Derivatives:
schismatically adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF scismatique f. eccl.L schismaticus f. eccl.Gk skhismatikos (as SCHISM)