house divided

English

Etymology

In reference to the proverb, a house divided against itself cannot stand.

Noun

house divided (plural houses divided)

1. Something characterised by internal dissent or conflict.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 204:

     Despite the wish of many clerics to tailor their faith and to transform their lives to the demands of a more secular age, the fact remained that the church was a house divided, and its divisions reduced its efficacy against philosophe attacks.

   • 2009 April 2, Ben Jones, The Guardian:

     For all the reported "successes" at the centre, Uganda is a house divided.