excommunicate

A verb meaning to officially exclude someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church, or to exclude someone from a group or community.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant exclure officiellement quelqu'un de la participation aux sacrements et aux services de l'Église chrétienne, ou exclure quelqu'un d'un groupe ou d'une communauté.

1. Expel from church C1 formal

   To officially exclude someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.

   • The bishop decided to excommunicate the heretic.
   • He was excommunicated for his controversial teachings.
   • The church council voted to excommunicate the rebellious priest.

   🇫🇷excommunier

   Synonymes: anathematizebanbanishcut offexpelostracizeunchurch

   Antonymes: acceptadmitincludereceivewelcome

• excommunicated past participle
• excommunicated past simple
• excommunicating present participle
• excommunicates third person singular