Difference between revisions of "Excommunication"
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*2: exclusion from fellowship in a [[group]] or [[community]] | *2: exclusion from fellowship in a [[group]] or [[community]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Excommunication''' is a [[religious]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censure censure] used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious [[community]]. The [[word]] means putting someone out of [[communion]]. In some religions, excommunication includes [[spiritual]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnation condemnation] of the member or group. Censures and [[sanctions]] sometimes follow excommunication; these include banishment, [ | + | '''Excommunication''' is a [[religious]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censure censure] used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious [[community]]. The [[word]] means putting someone out of [[communion]]. In some religions, excommunication includes [[spiritual]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnation condemnation] of the member or group. Censures and [[sanctions]] sometimes follow excommunication; these include banishment, [[shunning]], and [[Shame|shaming]], depending on the [[religion]], the [[offense]] that caused excommunication, or the rules or [[norms]] of the religious [[community]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excommunication] |
Revision as of 19:25, 17 March 2012
Origin
Latin excommūnicāt- participial stem of excommūnicāre lit. ‘to put out of the community,’ < ex- out + commūnis common, on the analogy of commūnicāre
Definitions
- 1: an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership
- 2: exclusion from fellowship in a group or community
Description
Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. The word means putting someone out of communion. In some religions, excommunication includes spiritual condemnation of the member or group. Censures and sanctions sometimes follow excommunication; these include banishment, shunning, and shaming, depending on the religion, the offense that caused excommunication, or the rules or norms of the religious community.[1]
