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excommunication

/ˌɛks.kə.mjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

/ˌɛks.kə.mjuˈnɪ.keɪ.ʃən/

Translations

excommunicationnoun

excommunications

/ˌɛks.kə.mjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

/ˌɛks.kə.mjuˈnɪ.keɪ.ʃən/

The church declared his excommunication due to his heretical beliefs.

Церковь объявила его отлучение из-за его еретических убеждений.

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excommunicationadjective

/ˌɛks.kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

/ˌɛks.kəˌmju.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Used attributively to modify nouns, e.g., 'excommunication decree'.

Synonyms

excommunicationnoun

The act of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.

The bishop announced the excommunication of the priest due to his heretical teachings.

A formal process by which a person is expelled from a religious community or group.

Excommunication was used as a means to maintain discipline within the religious order.

The state or condition of being excluded from the communion or fellowship of a church.

She lived in excommunication for years before being reconciled with the Church.

excommunicationadjective

Relating to or connected with excommunication.

The council issued an excommunication notice against the reformist group.