excommunication
noun
ex·com·mu·ni·ca·tion
ˌek-skə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən 
1
: an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership
2
: exclusion from fellowship in a group or community
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And in 1964, the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church canceled their mutual excommunications of one another (dating back to 1054), thereby allowing interchurch dialogue to begin.
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Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
When Hazimi’s followers were fighting in Iraq and Syria, some of them argued that locals who had used government courts and participated in elections were infidels deserving of excommunication.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2017
The Vatican said Viganò had been told of the excommunication and that only the Holy See could lift the sanction.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 July 2024
But raising the age question was grounds for excommunication from the high command of the Biden orbit.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
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Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
When Hazimi’s followers were fighting in Iraq and Syria, some of them argued that locals who had used government courts and participated in elections were infidels deserving of excommunication.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2017
The Vatican said Viganò had been told of the excommunication and that only the Holy See could lift the sanction.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 July 2024
But raising the age question was grounds for excommunication from the high command of the Biden orbit.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
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“Excommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excommunication. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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