excommunicated

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of expelling someone from a religious or social community, usually as a punishment.

  - "The priest excommunicated the sinner from the church."
  - "After being excommunicated, the man was shunned by his community."

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Synonyms

disfellowship , takfir

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with excommunicated
isolated , exalted , deliberated

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Variants

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excommunicate , excommunicated , excommunicates , excommunicating , excommunicator , excommunicators

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Forms

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excommunicating, excommunicator, excommunicatedly

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Etymology

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Late Middle English: from Latin excommunicare, from ex- 'out' + communicare 'to make common, share'.

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Trivia

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1. Excommunication was used as a punishment during the Inquisition, and those who were excommunicated were often forced to wear a yellow badge to identify themselves.

2. Excommunication is not limited to religious communities; it has also been used in secular contexts, such as in business and politics.

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Related Concepts

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1. exile: Exile and excommunication are related concepts in that they both involve the expulsion of an individual from a community. However, exile refers to the physical removal of someone from a place, while excommunication refers to the social or religious exclusion of an individual.

2. shunning: Shunning is a form of social exclusion that is similar to excommunication. It involves the deliberate avoidance of contact with an individual or group as a way of expressing disapproval or punishment.

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Culture

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Excommunication is a serious act of exclusion that has been used throughout history as a form of punishment for those who have violated religious or social norms. It has been depicted in literature, art, and music, and has been the subject of scholarly study in fields such as theology, sociology, and psychology.

How to Memorize "excommunicated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a priest holding a scroll and expelling someone from the church with a sweeping gesture.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of being cut off from a community or group.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'excommunicated' starts with the letter 'ex', which sounds like 'exclude'.

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