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    os·tra·cism
    /ˈästrəˌsiz(ə)m/

    noun

    • 1. exclusion from a society or group: "the family suffered social ostracism"
    • 2. (in ancient Greece) temporary banishment from a city by popular vote.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ostracismOstracism Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OSTRACISM is a method of temporary banishment by popular vote without trial or special accusation practiced in ancient Greece. How to use ostracism in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOSTRACISM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    OSTRACISM definition: 1. the action of intentionally not including someone in a social group or activity: 2. the action…. Learn more.

  4. www.britannica.com › topic › ostracismOstracism | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 13, 2024 · ostracism, political practice in ancient Athens whereby a prominent citizen who threatened the stability of the state could be banished without bringing any charge against him. (A similar device existed at various times in Argos, Miletus, Syracuse, and Megara.)

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOSTRACISM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    OSTRACISM meaning: 1. the action of intentionally not including someone in a social group or activity: 2. the action…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ostracismOstracism - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you banish someone from society, you've caused that person's ostracism. Quakers, for example, faced ostracism by Puritans in colonial Massachusetts and many of them fled to the nearby colony of Rhode Island. Ostracism comes from the Greek word ostrakon, a broken shard of pottery.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › ostracismostracism noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of ostracism noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.worldhistory.org › OstracismOstracism - World History Encyclopedia

    Mar 30, 2016 · Ostracism was a political process used in 5th-century BCE Athens whereby those individuals considered too powerful or dangerous to the city were exiled for 10 years by popular vote.