excommunication

noun

Definition of excommunicationnext
as in condemnation

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Recent Examples of excommunication Under the church’s in-house canon law, consecrating a bishop without papal consent incurs an automatic excommunication for both the people administering the consecration and the bishops receiving it. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 Under church law, consecrating bishops without papal approval is considered a schismatic act and carries automatic excommunication for both the bishops being ordained and the bishop performing the ceremony. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 Filaret led a rival Orthodox movement in Ukraine, a step that provoked his excommunication by the Russian church, but attracted a growing following at home, particularly after Ukraine regained its independence. — Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Saints Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, located near Little Havana, has been at the center of a years-long dispute over property and parish control which led to dueling lawsuits, accusations of fraud and the excommunication of long-standing parish leaders. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for excommunication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excommunication
  1. condemnation
  2. censure
  3. denunciation
  4. damnation
Noun
  • Following an inspection in March, the city issued a formal notice of condemnation and order to vacate, as only about 17% of the rooms inspected passed.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • The admission drew immediate condemnation from Democratic lawmakers.
    — Ana Ceballos Follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of condemnation
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  • After passing the Resolutions Committee of the South Dakota GOP, the censure was overwhelmingly voted down, with opponents saying the measure would only help Democrats.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2026
  • The House’s periodic descent into politically motivated censure votes, however, could propel them to make a change next year.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
Definition of censure
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  • The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results).
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Three words The lengthiest denunciation of Tyndale’s translation came from More, the English humanist who was King Henry VIII’s leading political official.
    — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of denunciation
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  • There is a temptation to expand the view of this ruling, to look at the slippery slope that has been legally greased and pontificate about how this will lead to the further damnation of college sports.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • One Brokeback Mountain movie ticket can mean family rejection or eternal damnation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 June 2026
Definition of damnation

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