unchurch

2 definitions found

unchurch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Unchurch \Un*church"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + church.]
     1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to
        excommunicate. --Sir M. Hale.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of
        a church. --South.
        [1913 Webster]

unchurch - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  unchurch
      v 1: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay
           priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
           [syn: excommunicate, unchurch, curse] [ant:
           communicate]