excommunicate
ˌɛkskəˈmjunɪˌkeɪt
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Definition of excommunicate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
1.
group exclusionRarebanish someone from a group or communityRare
  • The club may excommunicate members who break the rules.
banish ostracize
2.
religious exclusionTECH.officially exclude someone from a churchTECH.
  • The church decided to excommunicate the rebellious priest.
ban expel oust

Adjective

1.
religionTECH.excluded from a religious communityTECH.
  • He felt lost as an excommunicate member of the church.
banished expelled
2.
banishedRarebanned from a group or communityRare
  • She was treated as an excommunicate in her social circle.
ostracized outcast shunned

Noun

religious exclusionTECH.person excluded from a religious communityTECH.
  • The excommunicate was barred from church activities..
outcast pariah
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Origin of excommunicate

Latin, ex (out) + communicare (to share)

Examples of excommunicate in a sentence

  • He was excommunicated from the community for his controversial views.
  • The bishop chose to excommunicate the heretic.
  • They threatened to excommunicate members who disobeyed.
  • The excommunicate individuals formed their own group.
  • As an excommunicate, she sought solace elsewhere.
  • He lived as an excommunicate after the incident.

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  1. French:exclure, excommunié, ...
  2. German:exkommunizieren, exkommuniziert, ...
  3. Italian:scomunicare, scomunicato, ...
  4. Spanish:excomulgar, excomulgado, ...
  5. Portuguese:excomungar, excomungado, ...
  6. Chinese:开除, 被逐出的, ...
  7. Japanese:追放する, 破門された, ...
  8. Arabic:حَرَمَ, مَطرود, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְגָרֵשׁ, מְנוּדֶה, ...
  10. Russian:исключать, отлученный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:виключати, відлучений, ...
  12. Hindi:बहिष्कृत करना, बहिष्कृत, ...
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