Word of the Day – August 15, 2020

schism

(skĭz′əm, sĭz′-)

n.

1. separation or division into factions: [He] found it increasingly difficult to maintain party unity in the face of ideological schism over civil rights” (Nick Kotz).
2.

a. formal breach of union within a religious body.
b. The offense of attempting to produce such a breach.

Word of the Day- May 9, 2020

empirical
[əmˈpirik(ə)l]

ADJECTIVE
  1. based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
    “they provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument”
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