English noun: excommunication | |||
1. | excommunication (state) the state of being excommunicated | ||
Synonyms | censure, exclusion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rejection | ||
2. | excommunication (act) the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society | ||
Synonyms | excision | ||
Broader (hypernym) | banishment, proscription | ||