ostracism

Summary

ostracism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• ostracism is in the country of Classical Athens^[2].
• ostracon is named after ostracism^[3].
• ostracism is a type of banishment^[4].
• ostracism's Commons category is recorded as Greek ostraka^[5].
• ostracism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Greek ostraka^[6].
• ostracism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[7].
• ostracism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• ostracism's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• ostracism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[10].
• ostracism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia Hebraica^[11].
• ostracism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• ostracism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• ostracism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12^[14].
• ostracism's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[15].
• ostracism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

ostracism is a type of banishment^[4].

Origins

ostracon is named after ostracism^[3].

Why It Matters

ostracism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).^[1] ostracism has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] ostracism is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]