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Word: Excommunicate
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin excommunicat- ‘excluded from communication with the faithful’, from the verb excommunicare, from ex- ‘out’ + Latin communis ‘common to all’, on the pattern of Latin communicare (see communicate)
ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt
officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church
Short Definition:officially exclude someone from participation in sacraments and services of Christian Church
Examples:- Martin Luther was excommunicated by the Pope
Word: Excommunicate
Speech Type: Adjective
ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət
excommunicated
Short Definition:excommunicated
Examples:- an excommunicate bishop
Word: Excommunicate
Speech Type: Noun
ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət
an excommunicated person
Short Definition:excommunicated person
Examples:- the arrest of excommunicates
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