unchurch
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Verb (1)
- exclude from a church or a religious community“The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner”Synonyms: excommunicatecurseOpposite communicateMore general exclude, keep outSimilar excommunicate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Un·church′ transitive verb
Origin: 1st pref. un- + church.
1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to excommunicate. Sir Matt. Hale
2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of a church. Robert South
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54