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A form of ostracism among the ancient Syracusans by which they temporarily banished a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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Synonyms: discommendation, ostracization, shunning, avoidance, blackballing, blacklisting, ostracism, petalism, silent treatment
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle French petalisme, and its source, Hellenistic Ancient Greek πεταλισμός (petalismós), from πέταλον (pétalon, “leaf”) (because the ballot for banishment was written on olive leaves). By surface analysis, petal + -ism.
