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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisfellowshipped
/dɪsˈfɛloʊʃt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To expel or exclude someone from a religious community or fellowship.
"After repeated violations of the community's guidelines, he was disfellowshipped from the congregation." - 2
To formally withdraw fellowship or association from an individual, often for disciplinary reasons.
"The church council decided to disfellowship the member due to their actions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'disfellowshipped' derives from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'to do the opposite of' and 'fellowship', which comes from Old English 'fela' meaning 'many' and 'ship' indicating a state or condition. The word evolved in religious contexts, particularly within certain Christian denominations, to denote the act of expelling a member from a community.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disfellowshipped" is said worldwide
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exclu de la communauté
Transliteration: eks-kly de la komyunote
"Il a été exclu de la communauté pour ses actions."
aus der Gemeinschaft ausgeschlossen
Transliteration: aus der Gemeinschaft ausgeschlossen
"Er wurde wegen seines Verhaltens aus der Gemeinschaft ausgeschlossen."
escluso dalla comunità
Transliteration: escluso dalla comunità
"È stato escluso dalla comunità per le sue azioni."
excluido de la comunidad
Transliteration: eks-klu-i-do de la komuni-dad
"Fue excluido de la comunidad por su comportamiento."
excluído da comunidade
Transliteration: eks-klu-i-do da komuni-dade
"Ele foi excluído da comunidade por suas ações."
समुदाय से निष्कासित
Transliteration: samudaay se nishkaasit
"उसे उसके कार्यों के लिए समुदाय से निष्कासित किया गया।"
被排除在社区之外
Transliteration: bèi páichú zài shèqū zhīwài
"他因行为不当而被排除在社区之外。"
공동체에서 배제된
Transliteration: gongdongcheeseo baejaedoen
"그는 행동으로 인해 공동체에서 배제되었다."
コミュニティから排除された
Transliteration: komyuniti kara haijo sareta
"彼は行動のためにコミュニティから排除された。"
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