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Excommunication

The act of communicating or ejecting; esp., an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.

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Banishment 76% connected

The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.

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Proscription 76% connected

The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a…

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Rejection 76% connected

Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.

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Censure 92% connected

Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion.

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Excision 92% connected

The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction.

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Exclusion 92% connected

The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of bein…

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