Rent, n. [From Rend.] 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. Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a rent in the church.
Syn. — Fissure; breach; disrupture; rupture; tear; dilaceration; break; fracture.