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Great Schism

DEFINITIONS OF: Great Schism

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n the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon

Example of:
schism
the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
period, period of time, time period
an amount of time
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