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excommunication

UK //ˌekskəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn//US //ˌekskəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn//

词源

源自拉丁语 'excommunicatio',由 'ex-'(向外)和 'communicare'(共享)组成,字面意为剥夺宗教共同体身份。

noun

❶ 指宗教团体(尤其是天主教会)对成员施加的正式驱逐惩罚,被逐出者将失去参与圣事等宗教权利。

“The bishop threatened excommunication for those who refused to repent.”

(主教威胁要对拒绝悔改的人施以绝罚。)

“Galileo faced excommunication for supporting the heliocentric theory.”

(伽利略因支持日心说而面临被逐出教会的惩罚。)

同义词:banishment, expulsion, ostracism

常见短语

threaten with excommunication — 以逐出教会作为威胁手段,常用于宗教领袖对信徒的警告。

“The cult leader threatened dissenters with excommunication.”

(邪教头目以逐出教派威胁持异议者。)