Meanings (ES + gloss)
ostracismo
In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
For this manner of banishment for a time, called ostracismos, was no punishment for any fault committed, but a mitigation and taking away of the envy of the people, which delighted…
Witnesse the Ostracisme amongst the Athenians, and the Petalisme among the Siracusans.
ostracismo
Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
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