excommunicate

Pronunciation

Adjective and noun

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌɛkskəˈmjunəkət/

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Verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌɛkskəˈmjunəkeɪt/

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Adjective

Positive excommunicate

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If a person is excommunicate, they have been excluded from membership of a church or any other religious community.

Noun

Singular excommunicate

Plural excommunicates

1. (countable) An excommunicate is a person who has been excluded from from membership of a church or any other religious community.

Verb

Plain form excommunicate

Third-person singular excommunicates

Past tense excommunicated

Past participle excommunicated

Present participle excommunicating

1. (transitive) If you excommunicate a person, you exclude them from membership of a church or any other religious community.