different between anathematise vs excommunicate

English

Verb

anathematise (third-person singular simple present anathematises, present participle anathematising, simple past and past participle anathematised)

1. Alternative spelling of anathematize

English

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin excommunic?tus, perfect passive participle of excommunic? (“put out of the community”).

Pronunciation

Adjective and Noun:

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??ksk??mju?n?k?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??ksk??mjun?k?t/

Verb:

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??ksk??mju?n?ke?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??ksk??mjun?ke?t/

Adjective

excommunicate (not comparable)

1. Excommunicated.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, John IX:

     the iewes had conspyred allredy that yff eny man did confesse that he was Christ, he shulde be excommunicat out of the Sinagoge.

Noun

excommunicate (plural excommunicates)

1. A person so excluded.

Verb

excommunicate (third-person singular simple present excommunicates, present participle excommunicating, simple past and past participle excommunicated)

1. (transitive) To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community.
2. (transitive, historical or figuratively) To exclude from any other group; to banish.

Synonyms

• disfellowship
• takfir

Related terms

• excommunication

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