1. disfellowship - Noun
2. disfellowship - Verb
To exclude from fellowship; to refuse intercourse with, as an associate.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCongregational discipline and conflict resolution are applied using various forms of consultation, mediation, and discussion, with disfellowship (similar to excommunication ) being the final response to those with unorthodox practices or beliefs. Source: Internet
However, in practice disfellowship for doctrinal reasons is now unusual. Source: Internet
However, there was some controversy over the method the leadership took to disfellowship Houteff. Source: Internet