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disfellowshipment

disfellowshipment noun: the removal from the fellowship of the Lord's Table (participation in the Lord's Supper); excommunication or expulsion from a Christian church.

Noun

disfellowshipment (plural disfellowshipments)

  1. The removal from the fellowship of the Lord's Table (participation in the Lord's Supper); excommunication or expulsion from a Christian church.
  2. A temporary sanction used within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more severe than formal probation but less severe than excommunication.

Synonyms of disfellowshipment

Forms of disfellowshipment

pluraldisfellowshipments

Origin of disfellowshipment

From disfellowship + -ment.

Questions about disfellowshipment

What does disfellowshipment mean?
Disfellowshipment means the removal from the fellowship of the Lord's Table (participation in the Lord's Supper); excommunication or expulsion from a Christian church.
What part of speech is disfellowshipment?
Disfellowshipment is a noun.
What is the plural of disfellowshipment?
The plural of disfellowshipment is disfellowshipments.

Words near disfellowshipment in the dictionary

  1. disfeatures
  2. disfeaturing
  3. disfellowship
  4. disfellowshiped
  5. disfellowshiping
  6. disfellowshipment
  7. disfellowshipments
  8. disfellowshipped
  9. disfellowshipping
  10. disfellowships
  11. disfiguration

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