excommunicable
Americanadjective
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liable or deserving to be excommunicated, as a person.
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punishable by excommunication, as an offense.
Etymology
Origin of excommunicable
First recorded in 1585–95; excommunic(ate) + -able
Example Sentences
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Many bishops have already exercised a church law that allows them to grant their priests special authority to forgive excommunicable sins such as abortion.
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