An extreme form of excommumincation and shunning practiced by several American-based Christian sects such as Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons.
Generally, disfellowshipped people are not allowed to even even say ‘hello’ to their former friends and family still in the religion. If a member of the religion chooses to associate with a disfellowshipped person, they risk being disfellowshipped themselves for doing so. Depending on the strictness of the local elders, a parent may even be disfellowshipped for associating with their disfellowshipped minor child.
Generally, disfellowshipped people are not allowed to even even say ‘hello’ to their former friends and family still in the religion. If a member of the religion chooses to associate with a disfellowshipped person, they risk being disfellowshipped themselves for doing so. Depending on the strictness of the local elders, a parent may even be disfellowshipped for associating with their disfellowshipped minor child.
by JW Terms December 9, 2018
Man, I was browsing the other day and I just hated some of his new content so, I got disfellowshipped
by Morganthium September 27, 2018
The action taken when a Mormon judicial committee finds it necessary to put an unrepentant wrongdoer out of the congregation.
Bob was disfellowshipped for greeting Catholics merrily, all this Disfellowshipping is a sign of how bad times are.
by Jonathan Davis October 6, 2003