banishment

«banishment» in Mova's judaism dictionary: being sent away from your country or home as a punishment… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (banishment — uncountable; a banishment)

meaning for a pupil

1) Banishment is being sent away from your country or home as a punishment and not allowed to come back. tree →

2) Banishment can mean getting rid of something completely. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history, kings punished enemies with banishment; in the Bible, Adam and Eve's banishment from the Garden of Eden. In stories, a prince is banished from the kingdom. In everyday talk, «banishment to your bedroom» is a joke.

examples

• The king sentenced the traitor to banishment. tree →
• Napoleon's banishment to St Helena lasted until his death. tree →
• Adam and Eve's banishment from Eden is told in Genesis. tree →
• The Queen of Hearts threatened banishment and beheading. tree →
• After banishment he could never return home. tree →
• The banishment of mobile phones from class pleased the teacher. tree →
• With the defeat of Cronus and his banishment from his dominions, his career as a ruling Greek divinity entirely ceases. tree →

note

Verb: banish, banished. Similar: exile. Usually uncountable.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «banishment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.