Excommunication
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ɛkskəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Excommunication is a noun meaning The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.
Meaning
The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.
Word Forms
- excommunications
Synonyms for excommunication
Depending on context, synonyms include disfellowshipment, excommunion, censure, exclusion.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exclusion, censure, ex-communication, excommunion, disfellowshipment, expulsion.
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