ex·com·mu·ni·cate
ˌek-skə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt 
excommunicated; excommunicating; excommunicates
: to subject to excommunication
ex·com·mu·ni·cate
ˌek-skə-ˈmyü-ni-kət
: excluded from the rights of church membership : excommunicated
excommunicate
noun
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
In 2006, for instance, the Vatican under Pope Benedict XVI excommunicated Emmanuel Milingo, a Zambian archbishop, who married a South Korean woman in a ceremony inside the Unification Church of Sun Myung Moon, conducted unauthorized exorcisms and established a movement for married priests.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
In the interim, Solo physically excommunicated Jimmy Uso from The Bloodline six months ago and started his own version of the group with Jacob Fatu as his enforcer.
—Shaheem Reid, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
Snuffer is a lawyer who lives in Utah and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2013 for apostasy.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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With the world on the brink of destruction, Edgar and his unlikely companion Tomás – a disgraced and excommunicated priest – embark on a dangerous road trip through a landscape plagued by chaos and despair.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
In 2006, for instance, the Vatican under Pope Benedict XVI excommunicated Emmanuel Milingo, a Zambian archbishop, who married a South Korean woman in a ceremony inside the Unification Church of Sun Myung Moon, conducted unauthorized exorcisms and established a movement for married priests.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
In the interim, Solo physically excommunicated Jimmy Uso from The Bloodline six months ago and started his own version of the group with Jacob Fatu as his enforcer.
—Shaheem Reid, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
Snuffer is a lawyer who lives in Utah and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2013 for apostasy.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Excommunicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excommunicate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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