excommunication
noun/ˌekskəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌekskəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the act of punishing somebody by officially stating that they can no longer be a member of a Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church
- They were threatened with excommunication.
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