late 14c. (n.); mid-15c. (adj.), from Old French scismatique (Modern French schismatique), from Church Latin schismaticus, from Greek skhismatikos, from schisma (see schism). Used also as a noun in Old French and Late Latin. Related: Schismatical; schismatically.
schismatic sects
scheme
schemer
Schenectady
scherzo
schism
schismatic
schist
schistosomiasis
schizo
schizo-
schizoid