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excommunicate
(redirected from excommunicative)

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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.

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

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

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.excommunicate - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
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"

excommunicate RC Church
Translations
Spanish excommunicate [ɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vtexcomulgar
French excommunicate [ɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vtexcommunier
German excommunicate [ɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vtexkommunizieren
Italian excommunicate [ɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vtscomunicare

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