A separation or division, especially in philosophical or theological contexts referring to the separation of distinct things.
From Greek 'chorism' (separation), derived from 'chorizein' (to separate). In medieval philosophy, this term was used to describe Nestorian theology's separation of Christ's divine and human natures.
Early Christian theologians used 'chorism' to describe what they saw as a dangerous split between Jesus's two natures—it was a term so controversial it marked you as heretical!
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