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Definition of Schisma
1. n. An interval equal to half a comma.
Definition of Schisma
1. Noun. (music) A very small interval equal to half a comma. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Schisma
1. a musical measure [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Schisma
Literary usage of Schisma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Deucalion: Collected Studies of the Lapse of Waves, and Life of Stones by John Ruskin (1879)
"schisma MONTIUM. I. '"T"*HE index closing this volume of Deucalion, drawn up by
myself, is made as short as possible, and classifies the contents of the ..."
2. The Theological Works of Herbert Thorndike by Herbert Thorndike (1846)
"S. 'nullum r Dividitur schisma in purum, et testis est Hieronymus, in cap. ...
schisma propter epi- temperet mandatis summi Pontificis, ..."
3. Expositions on the Book of Psalmsby Augustine by Augustine (1850)
"BIBLIOTHECA PATRUM ECCLESIA CATHOLICS «DI ANTE OCCIDENTIS ET ORIENTIS schisma
FLORUERUNT. Price to Subscribers 7s. To Non-Subscribers 9s. ..."
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