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excommunicate

ex·com·mu·nicate

UK/ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət/ US/ˌɛkskəˈmjunəkət/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

exclude from a church or a religious community

  • “The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner”
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2.

oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree

Origin

From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin excommunicātus, perfect passive participle of excommunicō (“put out of the community”). See -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more. Displaced native Old English āmǣnsumian.

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