different between bifurcate vs schism

English

Etymology

From New Latin bifurc?tus, from bi- (“twice, bi-”) +? furca (“two-pronged fork”) +? -?tus (“-ate”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??.f?k.e?t/
• (General American, adjective) IPA^(key): /ba??f?.k?t/
• (General American, verb) IPA^(key): /?ba?.f??ke?t/, /ba??f??ke?t/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k?t

Adjective

bifurcate (not comparable)

1. Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
2. Having bifurcations.

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Verb

bifurcate (third-person singular simple present bifurcates, present participle bifurcating, simple past and past participle bifurcated)

1. (intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
2. (transitive) To cause to bifurcate.

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Latin

Adjective

bifurc?te

1. vocative masculine singular of bifurc?tus

English

Etymology

From Middle English scisme, from Old French cisme or scisme, from Ancient Greek ?????? (skhísma, “division”), from ????? (skhíz?, “I split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sk?z?m/, /?s?z?m/, /???z?m/
• Rhymes: -?z?m

Noun

schism (plural schisms)

1. A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
2. (religion) A formal division or split within a religious body.

   The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history.

3. (Catholicism) a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy.

Synonyms

• (split or separation): division, separation, split

Antonyms

• (split, division, separation): unity

Related terms

• schismatic

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• Chisms