Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
disfellowshipped
verb
/dɪsˈfɛloʊʃɪpt/
Definition
The act of formally excluding someone from a religious congregation or community.
Examples
- The church leader announced that he had been disfellowshipped due to his refusal to adhere to the community’s beliefs.
- If someone continues to violate the doctrines of the faith, they may eventually face disfellowshipping.
- After a long discussion, the congregation decided that he should be disfellowshipped for spreading misinformation.
Meaning
To disfellowship someone means to expel or exclude that individual from a group, particularly in a religious context, as a consequence of their actions or beliefs.
Synonyms
- excluded
- expelled
- shunned
