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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [[Latin]] excommūnicāt- participial stem of excommūnicāre lit. ‘to put out of the [[community]],’ < ex- out + commūnis common, on the [[analogy]] of commūnicāre | | [[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] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 16th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: an ecclesiastical censure depriving a [[person]] of the [[rights]] of church membership | | *1: an ecclesiastical censure depriving a [[person]] of the [[rights]] of church membership |
| *2: exclusion from fellowship in a [[group]] or [[community]] | | *2: exclusion from fellowship in a [[group]] or [[community]] |
| ==Description== | | ==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, [[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] | + | '''Excommunication''' is a [[religious]] [https://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]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnation condemnation] of the member or group. Censures and [[sanctions]] sometimes follow excommunication; these include banishment, [[shunning]], and [[Shame|shaming]], depending on the [[religion]], the [[offense]] that caused excommunication, or the rules or [[norms]] of the religious [[community]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excommunication] |
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− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Excommunication''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Excommunication '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Excommunication''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Excommunication '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *'''''[[Shunning]]''''' | | *'''''[[Shunning]]''''' |
| [[Category: Law]] | | [[Category: Law]] |
| [[Category: Religion]] | | [[Category: Religion]] |