English Explanatory Dictionary

excommunicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community.
  2. To exclude from any other group; to banish.
adj
  1. Excommunicated.
noun
  1. An excommunicated person.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ /ˌɛkskəˈmjunəkeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-excommunicate (verb).wav En-us-excommunicate.oga /ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət/ /ˌɛkskəˈmjunəkət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-excommunicate (adj).wav En-us-excommunicate (noun).oga

Word forms

excommunicate excommunicates excommunicating excommunicated

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin excommunicātus, perfect passive participle of excommunicō (“excommunicate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, ex- + communicate.

Synonyms

disfellowship takfir excommunicant excommunicatee

Related words

excommunication

Derived words

excommunicative unexcommunicated
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