unchurch

un·church  (n-chûrch)

tr.v. un·churched, un·church·ing, un·church·es

1. To expel from a church or from church membership; excommunicate.

2. To deprive (a congregation, sect, or building) of the status of a church.

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unchurch [ʌnˈtʃɜːtʃ]

vb (tr)

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to excommunicate

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to remove church status from (a building)

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

unchurch - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" excommunicate, 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"