transitive verb (past and past participleex·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, present participleex·com·mu·ni·cat·ing, 3rd person present singularex·com·mu·ni·cates)
Definition:
exclude somebody from Christian community: to exclude a baptized Christian from taking part in Communion because of doctrine or moral behavior that is adjudged to offend against God or the Christian community
adjective
Definition:
excommunicated: having been officially excluded from taking part in Communion
noun (pluralex·com·mu·ni·cates)
Definition:
excommunicated person: somebody who has been formally excluded from taking part in Communion
[15th century. < late Latin excommunicat-, past participle of excommunicare "put out of the community" < Latin communis "common"]
