ostracism
1 antonym for ostracism — opposites grouped by meaning.
Noun — In ancient Athens, and in some other cities, the practice of temporarily banishing, by a vote of the people, a citizen regarded as a threat to the state.
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1. noun
In ancient Athens, and in some other cities, the practice of temporarily banishing, by a vote of the people, a citizen regarded as a threat to the state.
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós), meaning "banishment by means of voting with pot shards". This is formed from ὀστρακίζω (ostrakízō), meaning "ostracize", and -ισμός (-ismós, "-ism"), and traces back to ὄστρακον (óstrakon), meaning "clay pot".
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