Ostracism definitions

Ostracism

1) Ancient Greek society 2) Banishment 3) Coventry 4) Exclusion 5) Exclusion from social events 6) Fate of one sent to Coventry
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Ostracism

1) Banishment 2) Coventry
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Ostracism

• (n.) Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage. • (n.) Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.
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ostracism

political practice in ancient Athens whereby a prominent citizen who threatened the stability of the state could be banished without bringing any ... [1 related articles]
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ostracism

Deliberate exclusion of an individual or group from society. It was an ancient Athenian political device to preserve public order. Votes on pieces of broken pot (Greek ostrakon) were used to exile...
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Ostracism

Os'tra·cism noun [ Greek ..., from ... to ostracize. See Ostracize .] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage. 2. Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism . �...
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ostracism

shut out from society refuse to meet talk 
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ostracism

[n] - the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
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Ostracism

the temporary banishment of a Greek citizen considered 'dangerous to public welfare'; according to Aristotle, Cleisthenes promulgated the law of ostracism in 510 BCE but it was not used until 487 BCE against Hipparchus, a relative of Hippias, the tyrant of Athens; an annual vote among the Athenian assembly by a show of hands decided upon which citi...
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ostracism

noun the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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ostracism

exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc. · (in ancient Greece) temporary banishment of a citizen, decided upon by popular vote.
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