Schism vs Splinter - What's the difference?
schism | splinter |
A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
(religion) A formal division or split within a religious body.
(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.
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
To come apart into long sharp fragments.
To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
* Prescott
(figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
As nouns the difference between schism and splinter
is that schism is a split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord while splinter is a long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.As a verb splinter is
to come apart into long sharp fragments.schism
English
Noun
(en noun)- The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history.
Synonyms
* (split or separation): division, separation, splitAntonyms
* : unitysplinter
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (long sharp fragment) shard, spelk. * (group formed by splitting) faction, splinter group.Verb
(en verb)- The tall tree splintered during the storm.
- His third kick splintered the door.
- After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and abandoned the field to the enemy.
- The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
- The unpopular new policies splintered the company.
- (Bishop Wren)