v.
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ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
officially exclude from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
adj.
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ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət/
excommunicated.
n.
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ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət/
an excommunicated person.
Derivative
- excommunication n.
- excommunicative adj.
- excommunicator n.
- excommunicatory adj.
Etymology
ME: from eccles. L. excommunicat-, excommunicare, from ex- ‘out’ + L. communis ‘common to all’.