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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_151512" /> == | |||
<p> [[Banishment]] (lit. by shell) for a term of years by popular vote from | <p> (1): (n.) [[Banishment]] by popular vote, - a means adopted at [[Athens]] to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage. </p> <p> (2): (n.) Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77504" /> == | |||
<p> Banishment (lit. by shell) for a term of years by popular vote from Athens of any individual whose political influence seemed to threaten the liberty of the citizens; the vote was given by each citizen writing the name of the individual on a shell and depositing it in some place appointed, and it was only when supported by 6000 citizens that it took effect. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_151512"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/ostracism Ostracism from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_77504"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/ostracism Ostracism from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_77504"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/ostracism Ostracism from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:02, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) Banishment by popular vote, - a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.
(2): (n.) Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Banishment (lit. by shell) for a term of years by popular vote from Athens of any individual whose political influence seemed to threaten the liberty of the citizens; the vote was given by each citizen writing the name of the individual on a shell and depositing it in some place appointed, and it was only when supported by 6000 citizens that it took effect.
