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.

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Meanings

noundisfellowshipment (plural disfellowshipments)

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 & antonyms

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excommunication
Also see
excommunication

Origin

From disfellowship + -ment.

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APA

disfellowshipment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfellowshipment

MLA

“disfellowshipment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfellowshipment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disfellowshipment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disfellowshipment.

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