excommunicate, unchurch, curse
(verb) exclude from a church or a religious community; “The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unchurch (third-person singular simple present unchurches, present participle unchurching, simple past and past participle unchurched)
(transitive) To expel from membership of a congregation or church; to excommunicate.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*church", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + church.]
1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to excommunicate. Sir M. Hale.
2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of a church. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
