excommunication
See also: ex-communication
English
Etymology
From the Late Latin excommūnicātiō.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛkskəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
excommunication (countable and uncountable, plural excommunications)
- The 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.
Synonyms
Translations
act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from the Late Latin excommūnicātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛk.skɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
References
- “excommunication” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Further reading
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