Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
disfellowship. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
disfellowship, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
disfellowship in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
disfellowship you have here. The definition of the word
disfellowship will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
disfellowship, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
dis- + fellowship
Verb
disfellowship (third-person singular simple present disfellowships, present participle disfellowshipping or disfellowshiping, simple past and past participle disfellowshipped or disfellowshiped)
- (transitive) To subject to disfellowshipment.
2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 62:Disfellowshipped persons, shunned by the organisation for their unrepented sins, slipped in at the last and sat by the door, ready to disappear at the end of the closing prayer.
Synonyms
Noun
disfellowship (uncountable)
- Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.
See also