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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. exclude from a church or a religious community;
- Example: "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
[syn: excommunicate, unchurch, curse]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Unchurch \Un*church"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + church.] 1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to excommunicate. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of a church. --South. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

unchurch v 1: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" [syn: excommunicate, unchurch, curse] [ant: communicate]