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excision vs banishment

banishment vs excision

excision and banishment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excision Yes No No No
banishment Yes No No No
As nouns, banishment is a hypernym of excision; that is, banishment is a word with a broader meaning than excision:
  • excision: the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
  • banishment: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Other hypernyms of excision include proscription.
excision (noun) banishment (noun)
surgical removal of a body part or tissue rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Difference between excision and banishment

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