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Excommunicate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Excommunicate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

A person so excluded.

Verb
1

exclude from a church or a religious community

"The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"

2

oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree

3

To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community.