different between disapprove vs excommunicate

English

Etymology

dis- +? approve

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s??p?u?v/

Verb

disapprove (third-person singular simple present disapproves, present participle disapproving, simple past and past participle disapproved)

1. (intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.

   She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.

2. (transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
3. To have or express an unfavorable opinion. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Antonyms

• approve

Related terms

• disapprobation
• disapproval

Translations

Further reading

• disapprove in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• disapprove in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• disapprove at OneLook Dictionary Search

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

Translations