CEFR C1

excommunication

noun

Meaning

excommunication means the act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses excommunication to mean the act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an....
The teacher asked students to find excommunication in the reading.

Synonyms: disfellowshipment

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excommunication (C1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ɛkskəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/

Definition

excommunication means the act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses excommunication to mean the act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an....
The teacher asked students to find excommunication in the reading.
Check the words around excommunication to choose the right meaning.

How to Use excommunication

a/the excommunication (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a excommunication."
excommunication in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked excommunication in context before translating it."

Synonyms of excommunication

Words with a similar meaning to excommunication:

disfellowshipment

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