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Definition of Banishment
1. Noun. The state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent). "The association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry"
Exact synonyms: Coventry, Ostracism
Generic synonyms: Exclusion
Derivative terms: Banish, Ostracise, Ostracise, Ostracize, Ostracize
Generic synonyms: Exclusion
Derivative terms: Banish, Ostracise, Ostracise, Ostracize, Ostracize
2. Noun. Rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone.
Exact synonyms: Proscription
Generic synonyms: Rejection
Specialized synonyms: Anathematisation, Anathematization, Disbarment, Ejection, Exclusion, Expulsion, Riddance, Deportation, Exile, Expatriation, Transportation, Excision, Excommunication, Relegation, Rustication
Derivative terms: Banish, Proscribe
Generic synonyms: Rejection
Specialized synonyms: Anathematisation, Anathematization, Disbarment, Ejection, Exclusion, Expulsion, Riddance, Deportation, Exile, Expatriation, Transportation, Excision, Excommunication, Relegation, Rustication
Derivative terms: Banish, Proscribe
Definition of Banishment
1. n. The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.
Definition of Banishment
1. Noun. The act of banishing. ¹
2. Noun. The state of being banished, exile. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Banishment
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