English → Latin
“excommunicate” in Latin
sacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed (translating Greek ἱερός); devoted (to a divinity for sacexpellōto drive or thrust out or away; expel, eject, banish; dislodge; to force or drive out or away, expel, removeanathematizōto put under the ban; anathematize; to curse; to detest
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
excommunicate
sacrificiis interdicere alicui (Caes.): *sacris or rebus divinis (or sacra, res divinas) alicui interdicere: *aliquem devovere: *a sacris aliquem excludere: *sacrum aliquem esse jubere: *e Christianorum hominum communitate aliquem exterminare: *ex numero Christianorum aliquem ejicere, expellere: *ab ecclesia Christianorum excludere: anathematizare (Augustin). All these have been recommended; but excommunicare may be retained as technical term (Krebs.) To be excommunicated, *prohiberi usu sacrorum; *exclusum esse a coetu Christianorum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for excommunicate?
- The usual Latin words for “excommunicate” are sacer, expellō, anathematizō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.