excommunicating

英 [ˌekskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˌekskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪŋ]

v.  绝罚(开除教籍)(尤指天主教)
excommunicate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB （天主教或东正教）将…逐出教会，开除…的教籍
  If a Roman Catholic or member of the Orthodox Churchis excommunicated, it is publicly and officially stated that the person is no longer allowed to be a member of the Church. This is a punishment for some very great wrong that they have done.
  1. Eventually, he was excommunicated along with his mentor...
     最后，他和他的导师一起被开除教籍。
  2. In 1766 he excommunicated the village for its 'depraved diversion.'
     1766年，他以“堕落地享乐”为由将那个村庄逐出教会。

双语例句

• It could mean that Paul was excommunicating them or at least putting them out of the membership of the church for a stated period until they repented.
  它可能表示保罗要将他们逐出教会，或至少在某段期间停止他们的会友资格，直至他们悔改。
• Representing the earthly empire of the pope, they start with only rome. they're militarily weak, but can retaliate on aggressors by excommunicating them.
  教皇的早期帝国，他们建立于罗马。他们的军事力量弱小，但是却可以通过逐出教会来反击侵略者。