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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Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
What is more, the spats set off chain reactions, as some declare takfir on those who failed to excommunicate the transgressors.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2017
Political partisans have questioned why Biden and other Catholic lawmakers haven't been excommunicated by the pope or their local bishops.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 12 May 2024
The diocese then warned that the sisters could be excommunicated for their actions.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
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Cardinal Muller joins calls for US bishops to excommunicate Biden
Carlo Maria Vigano, March 31, X post
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—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
What is more, the spats set off chain reactions, as some declare takfir on those who failed to excommunicate the transgressors.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2017
Political partisans have questioned why Biden and other Catholic lawmakers haven't been excommunicated by the pope or their local bishops.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 12 May 2024
The diocese then warned that the sisters could be excommunicated for their actions.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Excommunicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excommunicate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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