excommunication
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Excommunication could threaten the king’s position and lead to rebellions.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
"Excommunication was the reason I wasn't able to entertain becoming a priest for a long time," she says.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2022
Mary Katrantzou is taking her collection on the road to New York, but they are not allowing me to tell you about the clothes before they are in stores on pain of Great Brand Excommunication.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2016
Excommunication is rare and brings down the harshest punishment available on a church member.
From US News • Jan. 15, 2015
The Pope retorted by a Major Excommunication, and the quarrel became furious.
From Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Vocabulary lists containing excommunication
The Crucible
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"The Crucible," Vocabulary from the play
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Words with 15 or More Letters, List 1
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