excommunicate

[US]/ˌekskə'mjuːnɪkeɪt/
[UK]/ˌɛkskəˈmjunɪˌket/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. expel from membership in a church; exclude from the church community
Word Forms
Past Participleexcommunicated
Third Person Singularexcommunicates
Past Tenseexcommunicated
Present Participleexcommunicating

Phrases & Collocations

be excommunicated

excommunicate an individual

Example Sentences

The church excommunicated him, and he gave them groats for pease, he excommunicated them.

Their church tells them it’s wrong and, in fact, excommunicated Green years ago.

The church decided to excommunicate the member for his actions.

In the past, people were excommunicated for questioning religious beliefs.

The pope has the authority to excommunicate individuals from the church.

Being excommunicated was a severe punishment in medieval times.

The bishop threatened to excommunicate anyone who disobeyed his orders.

Members of the community feared being excommunicated for going against the church's teachings.

The council voted to excommunicate the priest who was accused of misconduct.

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