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==Origin==
[[Latin]] excommūnicāt- participial stem of excommūnicāre lit. ‘to put out of the [[community]],’ < ex- out + commūnis common, on the [[analogy]] of commūnicāre
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 16th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: an ecclesiastical censure depriving a [[person]] of the [[rights]] of church membership
*2: exclusion from fellowship in a [[group]] or [[community]]
==Description==
'''Excommunication''' is a [[religious]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censure censure] used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious [[community]]. The [[word]] means putting someone out of [[communion]]. In some religions, excommunication includes [[spiritual]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnation condemnation] of the member or group. Censures and [[sanctions]] sometimes follow excommunication; these include banishment, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunning shunning], and [[Shame|shaming]], depending on the [[religion]], the [[offense]] that caused excommunication, or the rules or [[norms]] of the religious [[community]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excommunication]
[[Category: Law]]
[[Category: Religion]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]] excommūnicāt- participial stem of excommūnicāre lit. ‘to put out of the [[community]],’ < ex- out + commūnis common, on the [[analogy]] of commūnicāre
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 16th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: an ecclesiastical censure depriving a [[person]] of the [[rights]] of church membership
*2: exclusion from fellowship in a [[group]] or [[community]]
==Description==
'''Excommunication''' is a [[religious]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censure censure] used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious [[community]]. The [[word]] means putting someone out of [[communion]]. In some religions, excommunication includes [[spiritual]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnation condemnation] of the member or group. Censures and [[sanctions]] sometimes follow excommunication; these include banishment, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunning shunning], and [[Shame|shaming]], depending on the [[religion]], the [[offense]] that caused excommunication, or the rules or [[norms]] of the religious [[community]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excommunication]
[[Category: Law]]
[[Category: Religion]]
