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# banishment

noun (banishment — uncountable; a banishment)

«banishment» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Banishment is being sent away from your country or home as a punishment and not allowed to come back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/#m1)
2. Banishment can mean getting rid of something completely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/#x1)
- Napoleon's banishment to St Helena lasted until his death. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/#x2)
- Adam and Eve's banishment from Eden is told in Genesis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/#x3)
- The Queen of Hearts threatened banishment and beheading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/#x4)
- After banishment he could never return home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/#x5)
- The banishment of mobile phones from class pleased the teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/#x6)
- With the defeat of Cronus and his banishment from his dominions, his career as a ruling Greek divinity entirely ceases. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/#x7)

### Note

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

## In Jewish tradition

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.

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «banishment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«banishment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/banishment.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «banishment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/banishment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«banishment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/banishment.html) on Mova free.