Bible Dictionaries
Excision

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act of cutting off from the church; excommunication.

(2):

(n.) The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction.

(3):

(n.) The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Excision'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/excision.html. 1828.