to officially say that someone can no longer be a member of the Roman Catholic Church because they have done something that breaks the rules of the Church
Synonyms and related words
Roman Catholicism
altar boy
Anglo-Catholic
apostolic
derived word
excommunication
noun
Word Forms
singular
excommunication
plural
excommunications
Synonyms and related words
Roman Catholicism
altar boy
Anglo-Catholic
apostolic
excommunicate
verb transitive
US /ˌekskəˈmjunɪˌkeɪt/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
excommunicate
he/she/it
excommunicates
present participle
excommunicating
past tense
excommunicated
past participle
excommunicated
DEFINITIONS1
1
to officially say that someone can no longer be a member of the Roman Catholic Church because they have done something that breaks its rules