Disfellowship
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship. uncountable
Verb
- 1 To subject to disfellowshipment. transitive
"Disfellowshipped persons, shunned by the organisation for their unrepented sins, slipped in at the last and sat by the door, ready to disappear at the end of the closing prayer."
Example
More examples"Disfellowshipped persons, shunned by the organisation for their unrepented sins, slipped in at the last and sat by the door, ready to disappear at the end of the closing prayer."
Etymology
From dis- + fellowship.
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