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schism
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)
- A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
- (religion) A formal division or split within a religious body.
- The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history.
- (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
Translations
Anagrams
- Chisms
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splinter
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?spl?nt?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /?spl?nt?/, [?spl????]
- (Southern American English) IPA(key): /?spl?n?/
- Rhymes: -?nt?(r), -?nt?
Etymology 1
From Middle English splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint +? -er.
Noun
splinter (plural splinters)
- A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
- A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
- (bridge) A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
Synonyms
- (long sharp fragment): shard, spelk, spill.
- (group formed by splitting): faction, splinter group.
Translations
Etymology 2
From the noun splinter.
Verb
splinter (third-person singular simple present splinters, present participle splintering, simple past and past participle splintered)
- (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
- The tall tree splintered during the storm.
- (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
- His third kick splintered the door.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and […] abandoned the field to the enemy.
- (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
- The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
- The unpopular new policies splintered the company.
- (transitive) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
- 1659, Matthew Wren, Monarchy Asserted Or The State of Monarchicall & Popular Government
- it will be very hard for Me to Splinter up the broken confuséd Pieces of it.
- 1659, Matthew Wren, Monarchy Asserted Or The State of Monarchicall & Popular Government
Related terms
- splint
- splinter up
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch splinter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?spl?n.t?r/
- Hyphenation: splin?ter
- Rhymes: -?nt?r
Noun
splinter m (plural splinters, diminutive splintertje n)
- splinter (long, sharp fragment of material)
Derived terms
- splinterpartij
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