excommunication

Example Sentences

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From what you say, there is little room for middle ground between excommunication and open lines of communication.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Stankorb explained that this implies excommunication, "a serious threat for women who have no job or independent income."

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2024

Then, Francis’ own Vicariate of Rome issued a statement seemingly casting doubt on the validity of the excommunication decree.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Such a label was tantamount to excommunication, an extreme concern as most of the accusers’ relatives are also Scientologists, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2023

This was of course a wild underestimate, but a radical notion nonetheless, and Buffon found himself threatened with excommunication for expressing it.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson