Synonyms of excommunicate

excommunicate

verb

as in to banish

to not allow (someone) to continue being a member of a group and especially the Roman Catholic church

He was excommunicated from the church for his radical practices.

Related Words

• banish
• exile
• exclude
• expel
• ostracize
• eject
• dismiss
• reject
• spurn
• repudiate
• deport
• eliminate
• relegate
• evict
• run out
• cast out
• oust
• displace
• kick out
• expatriate
• expulse
• dispossess
• transport
• throw out

Dissimilar Words

• receive
• accept
• admit
• repatriate
• naturalize
• take in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excommunicate

Vatican decree targeted bishops and faithful In a decree, the Vatican excommunicated the four new bishops and the two existing SSPX bishops who participated in the ceremony. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

In a decree, the Vatican excommunicated the four new bishops and the two bishops who participated in the ceremony. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

The July 2 decree said the two bishops leading the unauthorized ordination, held in Switzerland on July 1, had been excommunicated, along with the four priests who had become new bishops, which was widely expected. — Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 2 July 2026

The Vatican responded by excommunicating Lefebvre and the newly ordained bishops, though those excommunications were lifted in 2009 as part of an effort to restore relations. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026