EXCOMMUNICATION


Meaning of EXCOMMUNICATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership

2. : exclusion from fellowship in a group or community

• ex·com·mu·ni·ca·tive -ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tiv, -ni-kət- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.