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unchurch

unchurch verb: to expel from membership of a congregation or church; to excommunicate.

Verb

unchurch (third-person singular simple present unchurches, present participle unchurching, simple past and past participle unchurched)

  1. (transitive) To expel from membership of a congregation or church; to excommunicate.

Forms of unchurch

third-person singular presentunchurches
present participleunchurching
past participleunchurched
pastunchurched

Origin of unchurch

From un- + church.

Questions about unchurch

What does unchurch mean?
Unchurch means to expel from membership of a congregation or church; to excommunicate.
What part of speech is unchurch?
Unchurch is a verb.
What is the past tense of unchurch?
The past tense of unchurch is unchurched.

Words near unchurch in the dictionary

  1. unchronologically
  2. unchuffed
  3. unchummy
  4. unchunkable
  5. unchunked
  6. unchurch
  7. unchurched
  8. unchurches
  9. unchurching
  10. unchurchlike
  11. unchurchliness

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