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ex·com·mu·ni·cate
I. \ˌekskəˈmyünəˌkāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English excommunicaten, from Late Latin excommunicatus, past participle of excommunicare, from Latin ex- ex- (I) + Late Latin communicare to communicate — more at communicate
: to put out of communion or fellowship; especially : to cut off or shut out by an ecclesiastical sentence from communion with the church
II. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷nə̇kə̇t, -nēk-; -nəˌkāt\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin excommunicatus, past participle
: interdicted from the rites of the church : excommunicated
III. noun
also ex·com·mu·ni·cant \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kənt\
(-s)
Etymology: excommunicate (III) from excommunicate (II); excommunicant alteration (influenced by communicant) of excommunicate (III)
: an excommunicated person |