unchurch

ʌnˈtʃɜrtʃ

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Definition of unchurch - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

building

Dated

remove church status from a building

Dated

The old chapel was unchurched and sold.

deconsecrate

secularize

religion

Dated

expel someone from church membership

Dated

The council decided to unchurch the rebellious member.

ban

excommunicate

oust

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Origin of unchurch

Old English, un- (not) + cirice (church)

Examples of unchurch in a sentence

Plans to unchurch the building were met with resistance.
They threatened to unchurch him for his heretical views.
The bishop had the authority to unchurch dissenters.

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French:désacraliser, bannir, ...
German:säkularisieren, exkommunizieren, ...
Italian:sconsacrare, scomunicare, ...
Spanish:desacralizar, excomulgar, ...
Portuguese:desconsagrar, excomungar, ...
Chinese:取消教堂地位, 逐出教会, ...
Japanese:教会の地位を失う, 教会から追放する, ...
Arabic:أَزَالَ صِفَةَ الكَنِيسَةِ عَنِ المَبْنَى, طرد من الكنيسة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַסִּיר מַעֲמָד כְּנֵסִיָּתִי, לְנַדּוֹת, ...
Russian:деконсекрировать, отлучать от церкви, ...
Ukrainian:позбавляти статусу церкви, відлучити, ...
Hindi:चर्च का दर्जा हटाना, चर्च से निकालना, ...
Bengali:গির্জার মর্যাদা অপসারণ করা, গির্জা থেকে বহিষ্কার করা, ...
Catalan:desacralitzar, excomunicar, ...
Czech:zbavit statusu kostela, vyloučit z církve, ...
Danish:afkirke, udelukke, ...
Dutch:ontkerkelijken, ontkerken, ...
Greek:αποχαρακτηρίζω, αφορίζω, ...
Hungarian:deszakralizálni, kizárni az egyházból, ...
Khmer:ដកឋានៈជាព្រះវិហារចេញពីអគារ, បណ្តេញចេញពីព្រះវិហារ, ...
Korean:교회 지위를 제거하다, 제명하다, ...
Persian:از وضعیت کلیسا خارج شد, اخراج کرد, ...
Polish:odkościelić, wykluczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):desconsagrar, excomungar, ...
Romanian:a declasifica, a exclude, ...
Swedish:avkyrkliga, utesluta, ...
Thai:ลบสถานะโบสถ์, ขับไล่, ...
Turkish:kilise statüsünden çıkarmak, atmak, ...
Vietnamese:loại bỏ tình trạng nhà thờ, khai trừ, ...

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