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excommunicable

[ eks-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. liable or deserving to be excommunicated, as a person.
  2. punishable by excommunication, as an offense.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of excommunicable1

First recorded in 1585–95; excommunic(ate) + -able
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Example Sentences

Many bishops have already exercised a church law that allows them to grant their priests special authority to forgive excommunicable sins such as abortion.

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