Meaning

Of or relating to schismogenesis..

Example Sentences

I tried to establish rapport by throwing out everything I could think of associated with the topic: for example, listing the names of Goffman’s books. In typical complementary schismogenetic fashion, this had the effect of overwhelming Chad and intimidating him even more.

Today an increasing number of Muslims feel that Islam, as religion and identity, is under attack. In certain circumstances, this ‘rumour’ traps some Muslims who react to the schismogenetic process with the rhetoric of jihad as a form of an act of identity.

In this present-absence of cultural origin and ‘primal’ reference, interculturalism can certainly be regarded as a schismogenetic third space of neither nothing nor being; […]

When Should You Use Schismogenetic?

Use schismogenetic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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