Excommunication Meaning
/ɛkskəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe 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.
Sentence Examples
Although communication and excommunication sound similar, they have absolutely nothing to do with one other.
Tom had to recant or face excommunication.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The church announced his ____ for spreading the false teachings.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In the Middle Ages, ____ from the church was a severe punishment that isolated a person socially.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English excommunicacion, from Late Latin excommūnicātiō. By surface analysis, excommunicate + -ion. Displaced native Old English āmǣnsumung.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The church announced his ____ for spreading the false teachings.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In the Middle Ages, ____ from the church was a severe punishment that isolated a person socially.