n. | 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; |
Noun | 1. | ostracism - the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" Synonyms: banishment, Coventry |
2. | ostracism - the act of excluding someone from society by general consent |