HyperDic: excommunication

English > 2 senses of the word excommunication:
NOUNstateexcommunication, exclusion, censurethe state of being excommunicated
actexcommunication, excisionthe act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church
excommunication > pronunciation
Soundseh.kskahmyuw.nahkey'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > excommunication: 2 senses > noun 1, state
MeaningThe state of being excommunicated.
Synonymsexclusion, censure
BroaderrejectionThe state of being rejected
Spanishexcomulgación, excomunión
Catalanexcomunió
Verbsexcommunicateexclude from a church or a religious community
excommunicateoust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
English > excommunication: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society.
Synonymexcision
Broaderbanishment, proscriptionrejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Spanishexcomunión
Catalanexcomunicació, excomunió
Verbsexcommunicateexclude from a church or a religious community

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