excommunicative

excommunicative
/eks'keuh myooh"ni kay'tiv, -keuh tiv/, adj.
disposed or serving to excommunicate.
[1815-25; EXCOMMUNICATE + -IVE]

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  • excommunicative — adjective see excommunication …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • excommunicative — ex·com·mu·ni·ca·tive …   English syllables

  • excommunicative — /ɛkskəˈmjunəkətɪv/ (say ekskuh myoohnuhkuhtiv) adjective disposed or serving to excommunicate …  

  • excommunicative — ˌekskəˈmyünəˌkā]d.]iv, nə̇kə], nēkə], ]t], ]ēv also ]əv adjective : tending toward, decreeing, or favoring excommunication …   Useful english dictionary

  • excommunication — noun Date: 15th century 1. an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership 2. exclusion from fellowship in a group or community • excommunicative adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • excommunicator — See excommunicative. * * * …   Universalium

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