verb / noun
excommunicate
eks-kuh-MYOO-nih-kayt/ˌekskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
Formal exclusion from membership in a church community.
The bishop excommunicates a member for repeatedly defying church authority.
Etymology
Here ‘out’ combines with sharing: the church sentence cuts people off from shared religious life. It can exclude them from the sacraments or from fellowship with church members.
In context
it's exactly what Francis wants he wants us all out of the church he wants to be able to say I excommunicate Arch Bishop vegano
More examples
- Church leaders threatened to excommunicate her over her published beliefs.
- He was excommunicated but later welcomed back into the church.
- As an excommunicate, she was no longer a member of the church.
Forms
excommunicate · excommunicates · excommunicated · excommunicating
excommunication noun — Formal exclusion from membership in a church.