excommunicate
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The Use and Effect of Excommunication, whilest it was not yet strengthened with the Civill Power, was no more, than that they, who were not Excommunicate, were to avoid the company of them that were.
From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas
When thou, poor Excommunicate From all the joys of Love, shalt see The full reward and glorious fate Which my strong faith shall purchase me, Then curse thine own Inconstancy.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
Ref. to a Committee to consider of some Overtures concerning Papists, and their Children and Excommunicate persons and to report, Ib.
From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly
Therefore, he that beleeveth Jesus to be the Christ, is free from all the dangers threatned to persons Excommunicate.
From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas
Excommunicate, eks-kom-ūn′i-kāt, v.t. to put out of or expel from the communion of the church: to deprive of church privileges.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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Medieval Europe - Middle School
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Struggle in Medieval Europe, Lessons 1–2
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Medieval Europe - High School
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