EXCOMMUNICATION Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word excommunication. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EXCOMMUNICATION
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| exclusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being excluded • the state of being excommunicated • a deliberate act of omission • the act of forcing out someone or something | ||||||||
| banishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) • rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone | ||||||||
| elimination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of removing or getting rid of something • the bodily process of discharging waste matter • analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives • the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations • the murder of a competitor | ||||||||
| expulsion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of forcing out someone or something • squeezing out by applying pressure • the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting | ||||||||
| ostracism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) • the act of excluding someone from society by general consent | ||||||||
| censure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • harsh criticism or disapproval • the state of being excommunicated verb • rebuke formally | ||||||||
| excision | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • surgical removal of a body part or tissue • 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 • the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | ||||||||
