excommunicate
verb (used with object)
to cut off from communion with a church or exclude from the sacraments of a church by ecclesiastical sentence.
had excommunicated
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past perfectof excommunicate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the winter of 1170, in his Normandy castle, King Henry II was furious that Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, had excommunicated several of his loyal bishops.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
Jesuit headquarters also said the same Vatican department had excommunicated Rupnik several years ago but lifted the excommunication after the priest had repented.
From Reuters ● Jan. 7, 2023
The pope was specifically reaching out to the Society of Saint Pius X, the ultraconservative group that John Paul had excommunicated in 1988.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
In 1809, French troops arrested Pope Pius VII, who had excommunicated Emperor Napoleon I; the pope was confined for about five years.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2011
Meanwhile news had reached the King that Becket had excommunicated certain bishops who had taken part in his son's coronation.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis
