Excommunicate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exclude from a church or a religious community

oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkskəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkskəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkskəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/

5 syllables Say it as /ɛkskəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪt/.

Examples

The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unchurch curse

Antonyms

communicate

Parts of Speech

verb	exclude from a church or a religious community “The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner”
verb	oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree

Word Forms

excommunication

noun

the state of being excommunicated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

exkommunizieren

aus einer Kirche oder einer Religionsgemeinschaft ausschließen

🇫🇷French

excommunier

exclure d'une église ou d'une communauté religieuse

🇪🇸Spanish

excomulgado

excluir de una iglesia o de una comunidad religiosa

🇮🇹Italian

scomunicare

escludere da una chiesa o da una comunità religiosa

🇳🇱Dutch

excommuniceren

uitsluiten van een kerk of religieuze gemeenschap

🇵🇹Portuguese

excomungado

excluir de uma igreja ou comunidade religiosa

🇷🇺Russian

отлучать от церкви

исключить из церкви или религиозной общины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समाज से बहिष्कृत करना

किसी चर्च या धार्मिक समुदाय से बहिष्कृत करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বহিষ্কার করা

একটি গির্জা বা একটি ধর্মীয় সম্প্রদায় থেকে বাদ

🇮🇳Tamil

விலக்கு

ஒரு தேவாலயம் அல்லது மத சமூகத்திலிருந்து விலக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిష్కరించు

చర్చి లేదా మత సంఘం నుండి మినహాయించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बहिष्कृत करणे

चर्च किंवा धार्मिक समुदायातून वगळा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહિષ્કૃત કરવું

ચર્ચ અથવા ધાર્મિક સમુદાયમાંથી બાકાત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರ

ಚರ್ಚ್ ಅಥವಾ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಸಮುದಾಯದಿಂದ ಹೊರಗಿಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറത്താക്കുക

ഒരു പള്ളിയിൽ നിന്നോ മത സമൂഹത്തിൽ നിന്നോ ഒഴിവാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚਰਚ ਜਾਂ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

خارج کرنا

کسی چرچ یا مذہبی کمیونٹی سے خارج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破门

被排除在教会或宗教团体之外

🇯🇵Japanese

破門する

教会や宗教共同体から排除する

🇰🇷Korean

파문하다

교회나 종교 공동체에서 제외

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dứt phép thông công

loại trừ khỏi nhà thờ hoặc cộng đồng tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

คว่ำบาตร

แยกออกจากคริสตจักรหรือชุมชนทางศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengucilkan

dikecualikan dari gereja atau komunitas agama

🇵🇭Filipino

itiwalag

ibukod mula sa isang simbahan o isang relihiyosong komunidad

🇲🇾Malay

memecat

mengecualikan daripada gereja atau komuniti agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حرم

استبعاد من الكنيسة أو المجتمع الديني

🇮🇷Persian

تکفیر کردن

از یک کلیسا یا یک جامعه مذهبی حذف کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

aforoz etmek

bir kiliseden veya dini topluluktan dışlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחרִים

להוציא מכנסייה או קהילה דתית

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The primary meaning of 'excommunicate' is 'exclude from a church or a religious community'.

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