excommunication
11
9.8
- noun
- /ˌɛkskəˈmjunɪˌkeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
excomunión
- I cannot, under pain of excommunication, reveal or act on whatever it is you confess to me.
- threatened with excommunication
- automatic excommunication
- excommunication from the church
Examples
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Perhaps this is one reason why bishops will not impose excommunication on politicians today.
Blog text (16) -
When questioned, O'Connor said his article was to prevent rather than advocate the excommunication of public officials.
Academic text (1990) -
You are threatened with excommunication.
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To be a Freemason was cause for excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church.
Academic text (2007) -
Gracida sent Vargas and Aquino letters of warning before the final letter of excommunication.
Academic text (1990) -
Frequently, sanctions, including excommunication, against believers sympathetic to the revolutionary state are observable.
Academic text (1990) -
O'Donnell did not threaten him with excommunication, but simply relieved Hurson of his parish council responsibilities and position.
Academic text (1990) -
The church intimidates nonconforming Catholic politicians by withholding communion and threatening excommunication.
Academic text (2005) -
Anyone who presumes to infringe our excommunication and anathema will stand under the wrath of Almighty God and the Apostles Peter and Paul.
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The bishop announced the excommunication of the member for violating church doctrine.
Synonyms
64
4.2
A situation when someone is not allowed to join or take part in a group
39
6.1
A forced removal of a person from a place or group
14
7.6
The act of forcing someone to leave a country or community as punishment
4
7.9
Leaving someone out of a group on purpose
1
9.8
Removing a person from a church and its membership
A formal ban that stops a person from being part of a religious group
Leaving someone out of a group so they cannot join in
Antonyms
How Excluded
- Formal
11
9.8
14
7.6
39
6.1
- Jargon
- Formal
71
4.6
- Formal
24
6.1
17
7.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
excommunication = excommunicate (opaque) = ex + communic + ation
The noun is a regular nominalization of the verb 'excommunicate' using the suffix '-ation'.
Etymology
Excommunication comes from the parts ex- meaning 'out' and communion meaning 'sharing', and it is related to the everyday word community. So, to be excommunicated is to be put 'out of the community', which is why it means being officially excluded from church services.