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 | ||