excommunication
/ˌɛkskəˌmjunəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
- The act of officially excluding someone from membership in a religious community, especially the Christian Church.
- In medieval times, excommunication was a powerful punishment that could affect a person's social and political life.
- The church announced the excommunication of the priest who had broken its rules.
- Many people were shocked by the excommunication of the popular bishop.
- The state of being excluded from a group or community, not necessarily religious.
- After the scandal, he faced a kind of social excommunication from his former friends.
- The committee's decision led to the excommunication of the member who had leaked the information.
- In some online communities, excommunication means being banned permanently from the forum.
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