ostracism
noun/ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m/UK
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós, “banishment by means of voting with pot shards”), from ὀστρακίζω (ostrakízō, “ostracize”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), from ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “clay pot”).
- learned borrowing from ὀστρακισμός
Definitions
In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a…
In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
- Take the ſweete herbe called pleaſant content; with that make a perfume about your bed chamber and where you dyne: the ſavour of this is as ſure a repulſe to exile melancholie, as the oſtracisme was to the noble of Athens.
- Witnesse the Ostracisme amongst the Athenians, and the Petalisme among the Siracusans.
Banishment by some general consent.
- If I have deserved the land should spue me out, I will feed my selfe with the idle and windy conceite of an Ostracisme, and my unregarded poore selfe shall be all the richesse and commpany I crave to transport and if a Princes word […]
Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
The neighborhood
- neighborsend to Coventry
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ostracism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA