ex·com·mu·ni·ca·tion
noun/ˌekskəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌekskəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the act of punishing somebody by officially stating that they can no longer be a member of a Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church
（尤指天主教）绝罚（开除教籍） - They were threatened with excommunication.
他们受到取消教籍的威胁。
- They were threatened with excommunication.