excommunicate

verb

1. 绝罚（开除教籍）（尤指天主教）
   to punish sb by officially stating that they can no longer be a member of a Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church

1. VERB （天主教或东正教）将…逐出教会，开除…的教籍
   If a Roman Catholic or member of the Orthodox Church is excommunicated, it is publicly and officially stated that the person is no longer allowed to be a member of the Church. This is a punishment for some very great wrong that they have done.
   1. Eventually, he was excommunicated along with his mentor...
      最后，他和他的导师一起被开除教籍。
   2. In 1766 he excommunicated the village for its 'depraved diversion.'
      1766年，他以“堕落地享乐”为由将那个村庄逐出教会。

1. Eventually, he was excommunicated along with his mentor
   最后，他和他的导师一起被开除教籍。
2. In 1766 he excommunicated the village for its 'depraved diversion.'
   1766年，他以“堕落地享乐”为由将那个村庄逐出教会。
3. The Chinese christians, therefore, practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.
   所以，中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。
4. For example, he holds that Saint Ambrose had no right to excommunicate the Emperor Theodosius after the massacre of Thessalonica.
   例如，他认为圣安布洛斯在帖撒罗尼迦屠杀后无权将狄奥多修斯皇帝开除教籍。

verb

1. exclude from a church or a religious community
   1. The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner

   Synonym:    unchurchcurse

2. oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree