excommunication
ɛkskɔmynikasjɔ̃
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Definition of excommunication - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

1.
christianismeTECH.sanction religieuse qui exclut une personne de la communion chrétienneTECH.
  • Le pape a prononcé l'excommunication du roi pour ses actions.
anathème bannissement
2.
autres religionsTECH.exclusion officielle d'une communauté religieuse dans d'autres religionsTECH.
  • Cette excommunication l'a privé de tous les rites de sa communauté.
expulsion
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Origin of excommunication

latin, ex (hors de) + communicare (communiquer)

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Terms with excommunication included in their meaning

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anathèmen.
excommunication
sentence religieuse qui exclut quelqu'un de la communauté chrétienne
frapper d'anathèmev.
excommunication
condamner solennellement et exclure de la communauté religieuse
fulminerv.
droit canon
publier officiellement une condamnation ou excommunication religieuse
anathématiserv.
excommunication
exclure de la communion de l'Église par une sentence religieuse

Examples of excommunication in a sentence

  • Son excommunication a bouleversé la communauté locale.
  • L'excommunication a bouleversé sa famille.
  • Il a redouté l'excommunication de son groupe religieux.

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  1. English:excommunication, ...
  2. German:Exkommunikation, ...
  3. Italian:scomunica, ...
  4. Spanish:excomunión, ...
  5. Portuguese:excomunhão, exclusão religiosa, ...
  6. Chinese:开除教籍, 宗教驱逐, ...
  7. Japanese:破門, ...
  8. Arabic:الحرمان الكنسي, ...
  9. Hebrew:נִידּוּי, הוֹצָאָה מְפוֹרֶשֶׁת, ...
  10. Russian:отлучение от церкви, исключение из религиозной общины, ...
  11. Ukrainian:відлучення від церкви, ...
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