What does "disfellowship" mean?

Answer 1

The definition of "Disfellowship" is: The status of a member who, because of some serious infraction of church policy, has been denied the church's sacraments and any post of responsibility and is officially shunned by other members.

Answer 2

Disfellowship is the official shunning by the clergy and the rest of the congregation against an individual who has committed some serious transgression of the Church's policies. The "shunned" person is no longer allowed to participate in Church functions and in SOME sects, is driven out of the community as a whole, even away from his/her family members. It is one of those thngs that I have never been able to come to terms with about the Christian Religion. There was NO transgression that Jesus would not have been able to forgive and yet, there are things the Christians seem to be unable to forgive. I just don't understand how they can pass such a judgement upon another human being, acting as though THEY were God(ess). They have taken the role of judge awayfrom God(ess) and taken it upon themselves, which to ME, is the greater sin. (((((Rae)))))

Raji the Green Witch

Answer 3

Disfellowship means (in some Protestant religions) the status of a member who, because of some serious infraction of church policy, has been denied the church's sacraments and any post of responsibility and is officially shunned by other members. Hope that that helps!

Answer 4

To exclude from fellowship; to refuse intercourse with, as an associate.


An attempt to disfellowship an evil, but to fellowship the evildoer.

Answer 5

This was first used by a Jamaican harbour master. He was referring to a particular boat owned by a gentleman he knew.

("Dis fellow's ship...")

Answer 6

means trouble