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disfellowship

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disfellowship [ˌdɪsˈfɛləʊʃɪp]
vb -ships, -shipping, -shipped US, -ships -shiping, -shiped (tr)
(Christian Churches, other) to excommunicate
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The decision of whether to disfellowship rests with an official judicial committee composed of elders from the local congregation.
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