disfellowship

1 of 2

noun

dis·​fellowship

dəs,

(ˈ)dis+

: exclusion from or lack of fellowship

disfellowship

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

: to exclude from fellowship, especially from religious communion

Word History

Etymology

Noun

dis- entry 1 + fellowship

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