excommunicateverb [ T ]
uk/ˌek.skəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/us/ˌek.skəˈmjuː.nə.keɪt/When the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church, excommunicates someone, it refuses to give that person communion and does not allow them to be involved in the Church.
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excommunication
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌek.skəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌek.skəˌmjuː.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Examples from literature
- A man whom the Church had excommunicated was buried in the cemetery of a German convent.
- I expect one would be immediately excommunicated as a heretic.
- She was afraid of being found out and excommunicated.
- The pope excommunicated the king.
- They duly excommunicated each other, and the Latin Church was rent in twain.