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Recent Examples of excommunication
Archbishop Etienne echoed that stance, warning that priests who break the seal of confession face automatic excommunication.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Breaking the oath of secrecy results in automatic excommunication from the church.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
To further preserve the complete privacy of the conclave, the support staff — including chefs, cleaners and custodians — all took an oath of secrecy, of which the punishment for breaking it is excommunication, CBS News reported.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 May 2025
The penalty for violating this pledge is the church’s most severe punishment: excommunication, or being permanently separated from the life of the church.
— Made By History, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Breaking the oath of secrecy results in automatic excommunication from the church.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
To further preserve the complete privacy of the conclave, the support staff — including chefs, cleaners and custodians — all took an oath of secrecy, of which the punishment for breaking it is excommunication, CBS News reported.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 May 2025
The penalty for violating this pledge is the church’s most severe punishment: excommunication, or being permanently separated from the life of the church.
— Made By History, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excommunication
Noun
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Trump's decision to deploy the military drew sharp condemnation from Democrats across the country, who said the move raises civil-liberties concerns at a time when crime in D.C. is dropping.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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The school, which is not affiliated with Lincoln County Schools, prompted community outrage and public condemnation from school leaders.—
Evan Moore
August 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bolick pointed also to the Maricopa County Republican Committee's 2024 censure of the Arizona Supreme Court.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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Libby said no reason was given for Wednesday's surprise resolution that ended the censure.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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His denunciation did little to change their policy.—
Rosalyn R. LaPier,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
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His denunciation of Stephen Colbert was unforgivably petty.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 July 2025
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Release date: Friday, June 20 Cast: Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis, Vincent Miller, Toby Wallace Director-screenwriter: Charles Williams 1 hour 43 minutes Inside is not the usual story of damnation or redemption, of the unbreakable cycles of crime or even the virtues of rehabilitation, like Sing Sing.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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However benign or malicious — whatever its life or death, possible eternal salvation or never-ending damnation — this spirit seizes your attention from the get-go because everything in this twisty, technically virtuosic, surprisingly moving chiller is shot from its point of view.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Excommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excommunication. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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