excommunicate

ex·com·mu·ni·cate  (ksk-myn-kt)

tr.v. ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, ex·com·mu·ni·cat·ing, ex·com·mu·ni·cates

1. To deprive of the right of church membership by ecclesiastical authority.

2. To exclude by or as if by decree from membership or participation in a group.

n. (-kt)

A person who has been excommunicated.

adj. (-kt, -kt)

Having been excommunicated.

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[Middle English excommunicaten, from Late Latin excommnicre, excommnict- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin commnicre, to share (from commnis, common; see common).]

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excom·muni·cative (-ktv, -k-), excom·muni·ca·tory (-k-tôr, -tr) adj.

excom·muni·cator n.

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excommunicate

Verb

[-cating, -cated] to expel (someone) from membership of a church and ban him or her from taking part in its services [Late Latin excommunicare to exclude from the community]

excommunication n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	excommunicate - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" unchurch, curse excommunicate - oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree keep out, shut out, exclude, shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" communicate - administer Communion; in church
	2.	excommunicate - oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree excommunicate, unchurch, curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" boot out, drum out, oust, expel, kick out, throw out - remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

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excommunicate RC Church

verb expel, ban, remove, exclude, denounce, banish, eject, repudiate, proscribe, cast out, unchurch, anathematize

Translations

excommunicate [ɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vt → excomulgar

excommunicate [ɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vt → excommunier

excommunicate [ɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vt → exkommunizieren

excommunicate [ɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vt → scomunicare