as in to banish
to not allow (someone) to continue being a member of a group and especially the Roman Catholic church
He was excommunicated from the church for his radical practices.
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Recent Examples of excommunicate
Snuffer is a lawyer who lives in Utah and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2013 for apostasy.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
There, on the site where, in 2014, Pope Francis excommunicated all members of the Mob, Ciotti had to do something involving a bishop.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
The Vatican excommunicated all known to be involved and said all those who come after are also considered excommunicated.
—Lisa Ling, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Hazimi believes that those who excuse the religiously ignorant and fail to excommunicate Muslims who merit such treatment are themselves kaffirs.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2017
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
There, on the site where, in 2014, Pope Francis excommunicated all members of the Mob, Ciotti had to do something involving a bishop.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
The Vatican excommunicated all known to be involved and said all those who come after are also considered excommunicated.
—Lisa Ling, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Hazimi believes that those who excuse the religiously ignorant and fail to excommunicate Muslims who merit such treatment are themselves kaffirs.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excommunicate
Verb
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The Drag Queen was the first traitor to be caught and banished by the faithfuls.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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For instance, long runs that might have once banished you to the couch for the rest of the weekend should eventually start to feel more routine.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In Act 4, Prospero, the former Duke of Milan who has been exiled to a desert island with daughter Miranda, and his magic book, interrupts his revenge scheme to conjure a supernatural theatrical pageant in honor of the engagement of Miranda and Ferdinand, the son of the king of Naples.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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As a result, its people have been imprisoned, exiled, and murdered.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Leapfrog said a hospital could be excluded from the report for various reasons.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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Then, companies could make a case to administration officials for why their products should be excluded from a long list of goods set to be slapped with tariffs.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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The party has been forced to expel members for using racist and antisemitic language.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The rebranding did not sit well with her father, whose inflammatory statements and sniping forced her to expel him from the party.—
Elizabeth Pineau and Marine Strauss,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Individuals who disrupted this harmony—by standing out or appearing dominant—were often ostracized.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Quoting numerous case studies, Thomson finds peer-on-peer policing has become a regular part of university life, with students deemed to step out of line ostracized, sometimes with devastating consequences.—
Carolyn Wells,
Longreads,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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They were both ejected from the game and had their Game 5 tickets revoked.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Evans was flagged for unnecessary roughness but not ejected.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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To have the charge dismissed, a person must first plead guilty or no contest, agree to a treatment plan and then successfully complete that program.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Jan. 2025
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Moments after dismissing the Denver Broncos 31-7 from the opening playoff round Sunday, the Bills already had the Baltimore Ravens on their minds.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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