excommunicate

1. (transitive) To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community.Examples: "“Perhaps it is because I have been excommunicated. It’s absurd, but I feel like the Jackdaw of Rheims.” ¶ She winced and bowed her head. Each time that he spoke flippantly of the Church he caused her pain."transitive

2. (transitive, historical or figurative) To exclude from any other group; to banish.Examples: "Samois includes celebate ^([sic]), heterosexual and bisexual women as well as lesbians, and I feel very strongly that this is the wisest choice. Our community is so fragile that we can't afford to fragment it by excommunicating non-lesbian women."; "Although our Macs served us well, in those early, dark years Macintosh users were effectively excommunicated by the computer establishment."figurativelyhistoricaltransitive