UNCHURCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unchurch mean? 

• UNCHURCH (verb)
  The verb UNCHURCH has 1 sense:

1. exclude from a church or a religious community

  Familiarity information: UNCHURCH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNCHURCH (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exclude from a church or a religious community

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

curse; excommunicate; unchurch

Context example:

The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner

Hypernyms (to "unchurch" is one way to...):

exclude; keep out; shut; shut out (prevent from entering; shut out)

Verb group:

excommunicate (oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody