as in banished
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.
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Recent Examples of excommunicated
The Vatican promptly excommunicated Lefebvre and the four other bishops, and the group today still has no legal status in the Catholic Church.
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Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Many of those on the list were members of Table Rock Church, which had excommunicated the couple.
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Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Apr. 2026
Viganò — who though excommunicated, is allowed to keep his Archbishop title — has been present on the set of the sequel that is currently doing exterior shoots in various locations south of Rome.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
The fraternity's national parent organization also excommunicated the chapter.
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Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
Ex-Prince Andrew has effectively been excommunicated from the royal family as a result of his actions.
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Emma Banks,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
His brother, a defrocked Catholic priest with a Cessna Skyhawk aircraft and a Lincoln Continental, was excommunicated for marrying his secretary.
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Jasper Craven,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
The student movement should have immediately excommunicated him.
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Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Many of those on the list were members of Table Rock Church, which had excommunicated the couple.
—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Apr. 2026
Viganò — who though excommunicated, is allowed to keep his Archbishop title — has been present on the set of the sequel that is currently doing exterior shoots in various locations south of Rome.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
The fraternity's national parent organization also excommunicated the chapter.
—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
Ex-Prince Andrew has effectively been excommunicated from the royal family as a result of his actions.
—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
His brother, a defrocked Catholic priest with a Cessna Skyhawk aircraft and a Lincoln Continental, was excommunicated for marrying his secretary.
—
Jasper Craven,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
The student movement should have immediately excommunicated him.
—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excommunicated
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But despite being banished to the AEW bench for two years, Danhausen defied the odds through his one-man merchandising empire.
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The real promise of the Tick Tock is that the day’s rhythms have been banished from its bright cocoon.
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Additionally, religious community leaders were imprisoned or exiled.
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Nicaragua’s government has also imprisoned adversaries, religious leaders, journalists and more, then exiled them, stripping hundreds of their citizenship and possessions.
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Converts, as well as the children of Parsi mothers with non-Parsi fathers, were excluded.
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The Tigray region, where hundreds of thousands of people had died in the war between the federal forces and regional groups, was again excluded from the election, denying it a voice in parliament and further pushing it to the margins.
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In such a system, outside air comes into direct contact with components exposed to the reactor’s intense radiation environment before being expelled as exhaust.
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However, Italy released him on a technicality, after which he was expelled to Libya, which outraged human rights groups and prompted the ICC to open an inquiry into why Italy released him instead of sending him to The Hague.
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Pride Nights and radical members of the LGBTQ community, including Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow, have shamed, and even ostracized millions of fans and many players who don’t align with their ideology.
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As if the police brutality were not sufficient punishment, certain friends and relatives ostracized the Mashininis.
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell was ejected for arguing a replay reversal in the seventh.
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As striking is that of the last five — Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Starmer — just one, Sunak, was ejected by voters in a general election.
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Johnson is among six people featured by Pam Bondi whose cases have now been dismissed.
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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
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“Excommunicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excommunicated. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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