RENT (3)

Rent, n. [[From Rend.]] 1. 1. An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a tear.
See what a rent the envious Casca made. Shak. 2. 2. Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a rent in the church.
Syn. — Fissure; breach; disrupture; rupture; tear; dilaceration; break; fracture.