excommunication
noun
ex·com·mu·ni·ca·tion
ˌek-skə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən 
1
: an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership
2
: exclusion from fellowship in a group or community
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The Vatican said Viganò had been told of the excommunication and that only the Holy See could lift the sanction.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 July 2024
But raising the age question was grounds for excommunication from the high command of the Biden orbit.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
To demean Kennedy’s candidacy and exclude his views with a barrage of hostile name-calling and unfounded accusations — with implications of familial excommunication — is an insult to the electorate.
—David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
Conviction could lead to Viganò’s defrocking and excommunication.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
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Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 July 2024
But raising the age question was grounds for excommunication from the high command of the Biden orbit.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
To demean Kennedy’s candidacy and exclude his views with a barrage of hostile name-calling and unfounded accusations — with implications of familial excommunication — is an insult to the electorate.
—David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
Conviction could lead to Viganò’s defrocking and excommunication.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
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“Excommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excommunication. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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