disfellowshipped

dis·fel·low·ship

[dis-fel-oh-ship] noun, verb, dis·fel·low·shiped, dis·fel·low·ship·ing or (especially British) dis·fel·low·shipped, dis·fel·low·ship·ping.
noun
1.
(in some Protestant religions) the status of a member who, because of some serious infraction of church policy, has been denied the church's sacraments and any post of responsibility and is officially shunned by other members.
verb (used with object)
2.
to place in the status of disfellowship.

Origin:
1600–10; dis-1 + fellowship

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disfellowship (ˌdɪsˈfɛləʊʃɪp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , (US) -ships, -shipping, -shipped, -ships, -shiping, -shiped
to excommunicate

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