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dechurching

dechurching is the present participle and gerund of dechurch.

Meaning of dechurch

Verb

dechurch (third-person singular simple present dechurches, present participle dechurching, simple past and past participle dechurched)

  1. (transitive) To expel from membership of a congregation or church; to excommunicate.
  2. (transitive) To remove churches, or the role of the church, from.
    • accusations of dechurching Christianity

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Questions about dechurching

What is dechurching the present participle and gerund of?
Dechurching is the present participle and gerund of dechurch.

Words near dechurching in the dictionary

  1. dechunking
  2. dechunks
  3. dechurch
  4. dechurched
  5. dechurches
  6. dechurching
  7. deci-
  8. deciamp
  9. deciampere
  10. deciamperes
  11. deciamps

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