excommunicable

[eks-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buhl]

adjective

1. liable or deserving to be excommunicated, as a person.

2. punishable by excommunication, as an offense.

Word History and Origins

Origin of excommunicable¹

First recorded in 1585–95; excommunic(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

Many bishops have already exercised a church law that allows them to grant their priests special authority to forgive excommunicable sins such as abortion.

From Time