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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaʊsʃlʊs
"Die Gemeinde beschloss, den Ausschluss des Mitglieds durchzuführen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of expelling or excluding someone from a fellowship or community, particularly in a religious context.
"The church decided to proceed with the disfellowship of the member due to repeated violations of its doctrines." - 2
A state of being excluded from a fellowship or community.
"After the disfellowship, he felt isolated and disconnected from his former friends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'disfellowship' is derived from the prefix 'dis-', meaning 'to do the opposite of', combined with 'fellowship', which comes from Old English 'fēolaga', meaning 'partner' or 'associate'. The term evolved in the context of religious communities, particularly in the 19th century, to denote the act of expelling a member from a fellowship or community.
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excommunication
Transliteration: ɛkskɔmunikɑ̃
"L'église a décidé d'appliquer l'excommunication à ce membre."
Ausschluss
Transliteration: ˈaʊsʃlʊs
"Die Gemeinde beschloss, den Ausschluss des Mitglieds durchzuführen."
espulsione
Transliteration: esˈpulzjone
"La chiesa ha deciso di procedere con l'espulsione del membro."
excomunión
Transliteration: ekskoˈmunjon
"La iglesia decidió proceder con la excomunión del miembro."
excomunhão
Transliteration: ɛkskomũˈɐ̃w
"A igreja decidiu proceder com a excomunhão do membro."
बहिष्कार
Transliteration: bahishkār
"गिरजाघर ने सदस्य के बहिष्कार का निर्णय लिया।"
开除
Transliteration: kāichú
"教会决定对该成员进行开除。"
제명
Transliteration: jemyeong
"교회는 그 회원을 제명하기로 결정했다."
除名
Transliteration: jomē
"教会はそのメンバーの除名を決定した。"
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