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Definition excommunicate in American English

excommunicate verb

[transitive] verb
/ˌekskəˈmjunɪˌkeɪt/
1

to officially say that someone can no longer be a member of the Roman Catholic Church because they have done something that breaks its rules

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Definition excommunicate in American English