excommunicate 1
verbdomain: v speaking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
exclude from a church or a religious community
Examples
- 1.The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
Hypernym
exclude 2
verb
prevent from entering; shut out
EnglishAntonym
communicate 6
verb
administer Communion; in church
Derivationally related form
the 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
the state of being excommunicated
Verb_Group
excommunicate 2
verb
oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
