excommunicate

[ verb eks-kuh-myoo-ni-keyt; noun, adjective eks-kuh-myoo-ni-kit, -keyt ]

/ verb ˌɛks kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪt; noun, adjective ˌɛks kəˈmyu nɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

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verb (used with object), ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ing.

to cut off from communion with a church or exclude from the sacraments of a church by ecclesiastical sentence.

to exclude or expel from membership or participation in any group, association, etc.: an advertiser excommunicated from a newspaper.

noun

an excommunicated person.

adjective

cut off from communion with a church; excommunicated.

Origin of excommunicate

1375–1425; late Middle English excommunicaten (v.) <Late Latin excommūnicātus literally, put out of the community (past participle of excommūnicāre), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + commūn(is) common, public + -ic- (by analogy with commūnicāre to communicate) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM excommunicate

ex·com·mu·ni·ca·tor, nounun·ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby excommunicate

exclusive OR circuit, exclusive representation, exclusivism, excogitate, excommunicable, excommunicate, excommunication, excommunicative, excommunicatory, excoriate, excoriation

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Example sentences from the Web for excommunicate

And rather than fight with them, they'll just excommunicate and ignore him, which half of them have already done anyway, probably.
Conservative Schism? Not Getting My Hopes Up|Michael Tomasky|September 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Jewish and world leaders privately asked him to excommunicate Hitler, but he declined to do so.
The Savior of Sobibor|Richard Rashke|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, full power was given to the castemen to excommunicate the delinquents, and put them outside the town limits.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
We shall see whether he will excommunicate me, or whether it is I who shall drive him out of the pale of the Church!'
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci|Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky

I'll kill the madman who dares to excommunicate two royal princes in one breath!
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II|Charlotte Mary Yonge
The King gave you leave to excommunicate the bishops when they were acting by his own order!
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15|Various
But—but—why, you have been threatening to excommunicate me if I dared.
What Every Woman Knows|James M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for excommunicate

excommunicate

/ RC Church /

verb (ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt)

(tr) to sentence (a member of the Church) to exclusion from the communion of believers and from the privileges and public prayers of the Church

adjective (ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)

having incurred such a sentence

noun (ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)

an excommunicated person

Derived forms of excommunicate

excommunicable, adjectiveexcommunication, nounexcommunicative or excommunicatory, adjectiveexcommunicator, noun

Word Origin for excommunicate

C15: from Late Latin excommūnicāre, literally: to exclude from the community, from Latin commūnis common

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单词	excommunicate
释义	excommunicate [ verb eks-kuh-myoo-ni-keyt; noun, adjective eks-kuh-myoo-ni-kit, -keyt ] / verb ˌɛks kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪt; noun, adjective ˌɛks kəˈmyu nɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR excommunicate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ing. to cut off from communion with a church or exclude from the sacraments of a church by ecclesiastical sentence. to exclude or expel from membership or participation in any group, association, etc.: an advertiser excommunicated from a newspaper. noun an excommunicated person. adjective cut off from communion with a church; excommunicated. Origin of excommunicate 1375–1425; late Middle English excommunicaten (v.) <Late Latin excommūnicātus literally, put out of the community (past participle of excommūnicāre), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + commūn(is) common, public + -ic- (by analogy with commūnicāre to communicate) + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM excommunicate ex·com·mu·ni·ca·tor, nounun·ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, adjective Words nearby excommunicate exclusive OR circuit, exclusive representation, exclusivism, excogitate, excommunicable, excommunicate, excommunication, excommunicative, excommunicatory, excoriate, excoriation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excommunicate And rather than fight with them, they'll just excommunicate and ignore him, which half of them have already done anyway, probably. Conservative Schism? Not Getting My Hopes Up\|Michael Tomasky\|September 18, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Jewish and world leaders privately asked him to excommunicate Hitler, but he declined to do so. The Savior of Sobibor\|Richard Rashke\|October 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Moreover, full power was given to the castemen to excommunicate the delinquents, and put them outside the town limits. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston We shall see whether he will excommunicate me, or whether it is I who shall drive him out of the pale of the Church!' The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci\|Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky I'll kill the madman who dares to excommunicate two royal princes in one breath! Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II\|Charlotte Mary Yonge The King gave you leave to excommunicate the bishops when they were acting by his own order! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15\|Various But—but—why, you have been threatening to excommunicate me if I dared. What Every Woman Knows\|James M. Barrie British Dictionary definitions for excommunicate excommunicate / RC Church / verb (ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt) (tr) to sentence (a member of the Church) to exclusion from the communion of believers and from the privileges and public prayers of the Church adjective (ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt) having incurred such a sentence noun (ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt) an excommunicated person Derived forms of excommunicate excommunicable, adjectiveexcommunication, nounexcommunicative or excommunicatory, adjectiveexcommunicator, noun Word Origin for excommunicate C15: from Late Latin excommūnicāre, literally: to exclude from the community, from Latin commūnis common Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to excommunicate oust, curse, eject, expel, repudiate, proscribe, dismiss, denounce, remove, ban, exclude, anathematize, unchurch, cast out
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excommunicate

verb (used with object), ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ing.

noun

adjective

Origin of excommunicate

OTHER WORDS FROM excommunicate

Words nearby excommunicate

Example sentences from the Web for excommunicate

British Dictionary definitions for excommunicate

verb (ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt)

adjective (ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)

noun (ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)

Derived forms of excommunicate

Word Origin for excommunicate

Words related to excommunicate