The ecclesiastical sentence by which a person is excommunicated.
the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church
the state of being excommunicated
the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church; cutting a person off from a religious society
the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society