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disfellowshipment

noun

Etymology

From disfellowship + -ment.

  1. derived from félagskapr
  2. inherited from felowschipe
  3. prefixed as disfellowship — “dis + fellowship”
  4. suffixed as disfellowshipment — “disfellowship + ment”

Definitions

  1. The removal from the fellowship of the Lord's Table (participation in the Lord's Supper)

    The removal from the fellowship of the Lord's Table (participation in the Lord's Supper); excommunication or expulsion from a Christian church.

  2. A temporary sanction used within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more…

    A temporary sanction used within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more severe than formal probation but less severe than excommunication.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA