excommunication meaning

UK US /ˌɛkskəˌmjunəˈkeɪʃən/ 6 syllables

excommunication (noun): the state of being excommunicated.

excommunication has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

excommunication as a noun

  1. the state of being excommunicated

    Synonyms: exclusion, censure

    Type of: rejection

    Related forms: excommunicate

  2. the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society

    Synonyms: excision

    Type of: banishment

    Related forms: excommunicate

How to pronounce excommunication

excommunication is pronounced /ˌɛkskəˌmjunəˈkeɪʃən/ in American English. It has 6 syllables, with the stress on the fifth syllable.

Words that rhyme with excommunication

Scrabble score: 30 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in ON · 15-letter words

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