Disfellowship

/dɪsˈfɛloʊʃɪp/ verb

Definition

To remove someone from fellowship or membership in a community, organization, or church; to expel or exclude from a group that one previously belonged to.

Etymology

From dis- (meaning to reverse or remove) combined with fellowship (membership in a group or community). Common in religious contexts as a disciplinary action.

Kelly Says

Many religious groups, especially Jehovah's Witnesses and some Christian denominations, practice disfellowship as formal punishment—members are cut off from family and friends as a way to enforce doctrinal obedience.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አውጥ
aw-t
ARالعربية
طرد
ta-r-d
BNবাংলা
বর্জন
bor-jon
CACatalà
exclusió
ehk-skloo-zee-ohn
CSČeština
vyloučení
vyl-oo-cheh-nee
DADansk
udslugtning
oo-dsloo-tning
DEDeutsch
Ausschluss
owss-klooss
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλεισμός
a-po-klee-smohs
ESEspañol
expulsión
ehk-spul-syohn
FAفارسی
خارج
kha-ra-j
FISuomi
erottaminen
er-o-ta-mi-nen
FRFrançais
exclusion
eks-kloo-zyohn
GUGU
વિશ્રાંતિ
vish-ran-tee
HAHA
kulla
koo-lah
HEעברית
הרחקה
her-kha-ah
HIहिन्दी
निर्वासन
nir-wa-sa-n
HUMagyar
kivezetés
kee-veh-ze-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengusiran
peng-oo-see-raan
IGIG
ịgba
ee-g-bah
ITItaliano
espulsione
es-poohl-zee-oh-neh
JA日本語
破門
はもん
KKKK
шығу
shy-gu
KMKM
ប្រកាស
bra-kaas
KO한국어
추방
chwi-bang
MRMR
बाहेर
ba-ha-er
MSBahasa Melayu
pengusiran
peng-oo-see-raan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်း
pyawng
NLNederlands
uitsluiting
ooyts-loo-ting
NONorsk
utestengelse
oo-tes-ten-gel-seh
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰ
bah-ar
PLPolski
wykluczenie
vkh-loo-cheh-n-yeh
PTPortuguês
exclusão
ehk-skloo-zawn
RORomână
excludere
ehk-skloo-deh-reh
RUРусский
исключение
isklyuchenie
SVSvenska
utstängning
oot-steng-ning
SWKiswahili
kukimbia
koo-kee-m-bee-ah
TAதமிழ்
வெளியேற்றல்
ve-l-i-ya-e-r-ral
TEతెలుగు
పరివర్తన
pa-ri-var-thana
THไทย
ขับไล่
khab-lai
TLTL
pag-aalis
pa-ga-a-lis
TRTürkçe
ayrılma
ay-rihl-mah
UKУкраїнська
виключення
vyklyuchennya
URاردو
خارجی
kha-ra-jee
VITiếng Việt
từ chối
tu-chwi
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
开除
kāichú
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-lah

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