Excommunion

/ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnjən/ noun

Definition

A state of separation from religious community or church fellowship, often used as a synonym for excommunication.

Etymology

Formed from 'ex-' (out) and 'communion' (shared religious participation), creating a direct opposite to the concept of communion or fellowship in a religious community.

Kelly Says

This elegant word construction literally means 'un-communion'—it's the perfect opposite of the word 'communion,' making it linguistically symmetrical and showing how Latin-based words can build meaning through opposition.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አውጥ
aw-t
ARالعربية
النفور
al-nafur
BNবাংলা
অবরোধ
ob-ro-do
CACatalà
excomunió
eks-ko-m-u-nyo
CSČeština
exkomunikace
eks-kom-u-ni-ka-ce
DADansk
udstødelse
ud-stoe-le-se
DEDeutsch
Exkommunikation
eks-kom-mu-ni-ka-tion
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλήρωση
a-po-kli-ro-si
ESEspañol
excomunión
eks-kohm-yoo-n-ee-ohn
FAفارسی
خارجی
kha-ra-ji
FISuomi
kirkonulku
kir-kon-ul-ku
FRFrançais
excommunication
eks-kom-yun-i-ka-syohn
GUGU
નિર્વાહન
nir-va-han
HAHA
kullewa
kul-le-wa
HEעברית
הדחה
ha-dacha
HIहिन्दी
निर्वासन
nir-va-san
HUMagyar
kiátámadás
ki-a-ta-mad-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengusiran
peng-oo-si-ran
IGIG
ịgba
ee-gba
ITItaliano
escomunione
eks-ko-mjo-nee-oh-neh
JA日本語
破門
はもん
KKKK
сыйып тастау
syy-yp ta-sta-w
KMKM
ប្រកាស
bra-ka-s
KO한국어
추방
chu-bang
MRMR
बळी
ba-lli
MSBahasa Melayu
pengusiran
peng-oo-si-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းကြမ်း
kya-n-kya-m
NLNederlands
excommunicatie
eks-kom-my-ni-ka-tie
NONorsk
utstøtelse
ut-stoe-le-se
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰ
ba-har
PLPolski
ekskomunika
eks-kom-u-ni-ka
PTPortuguês
excomunhão
eks-koom-u-nyaw
RORomână
excomunicare
eks-kom-u-ni-ka-re
RUРусский
Отлучение
ot-loo-cheniye
SVSvenska
exkommunikation
eks-kom-mu-ni-ka-tion
SWKiswahili
kukatwa
koo-ka-twa
TAதமிழ்
வெளியேற்றம்
vel-iya-e-r-r-tam
TEతెలుగు
విస్మరణ
vi-s-ma-ran
THไทย
ขับไล่
khwa-lai
TLTL
pag-alis
pa-ga-lis
TRTürkçe
keskin dışlanma
kes-kin di-sh-lan-ma
UKУкраїнська
виключення
vyklyuchennya
URاردو
خارجی
kha-ra-ji
VITiếng Việt
trừng phạt
trinh-phat
YOYO
ṣọpọ
sho-po
ZH中文
开除教籍
kāi chú jiào jì
ZUZU
ukuthiwe
koo-thee-weh

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