I. ˌekskəˈmyünəˌkāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English excommunicaten, from Late Latin excommunicatus, past participle of excommunicare, from Latin ex- ex- (I) + Late Latin communicare to communicate — more at communicate
: to put out of communion or fellowship ; especially : to cut off or shut out by an ecclesiastical sentence from communion with the church
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷nə̇kə̇t, -nēk-; -nəˌkāt adjective
Etymology: Late Latin excommunicatus, past participle
: interdicted from the rites of the church : excommunicated
III. noun
also ex·com·mu·ni·cant ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kənt
( -s )
Etymology: excommunicate (III) from excommunicate (II) ; excommunicant alteration (influenced by communicant ) of excommunicate (III)
: an excommunicated person