detachment

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

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); break
the occurrence of breaking; schism
the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences; snap
a sudden breaking

Type of:: alteration, change, modification
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; bodyguard
a group of men who escort and protect some important person; patrol
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance; picket
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack; press gang
a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy; provost guard
a detachment under the command of a provost marshall; rearguard
a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body; Praetorian Guard
the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome

DEFINITIONS OF: detachment