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excommunicating

UK
/ˌɛks.kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˌɛks.kəˈmjun.ɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/

Translations

excommunicatingnoun
excommunicatings
pl
Gerund functioning as a mass noun meaning the act of expelling from church membership.
отлучениеот церкви; экскоммуникация
The excommunicating of the dissident priest shocked the entire diocese.
Отлучение инакомыслящего священника от церкви потрясло всю епархию.
Additional translations
экскоммуникация
excommunicatinggerund / present participle
Present-participle adjective describing something that excommunicates or is related to excommunication.
The council issued an excommunicating edict against the sect.
Собор издал отлучающий указ против секты.
Additional translations
отлучительныйустар. книжн.
excommunicateverb

excommunicating

Gerund

excommunicated
Past Simple
excommunicated
Past Participle
excommunicating
Gerund
UK
/ˌɛks.kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/
US
/ˌɛks.kəˈmjun.ɪ.keɪt/
The church decided to excommunicate the rebellious priest.
Церковь решила отлучать мятежного священника.
Additional translations
объединять
Synonyms
exclude
ostracize
shun
dismiss
cast out
banish

Definitions

excommunicatingnoun
The act of expelling someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church; excommunication.
The excommunicating of the dissident priest shocked the entire diocese.
excommunicatinggerund / present participle
Serving to excommunicate; relating to or effecting excommunication.
The council issued an excommunicating edict against the sect.
excommunicateverb
To officially exclude someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
The church decided to excommunicate the member for heretical beliefs.
To officially exclude or cut off (someone) from participation in the sacraments and fellowship of a Church or, by extension, from membership in any community or group.
In the 18th century, political dissidents were sometimes excommunicated from their guilds.
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