tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536173183544723049.post5048365511566361213..comments2023-11-02T05:13:23.254-07:00Comments on et cetera, et cetera 英文人行道: cauldron, synod, caldron, excommunicate, regimented. petal, comminate, anathema人事物http://www.blogger.com/profile/01289373669504487523noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536173183544723049.post-9275704102903985192010-09-29T04:34:34.397-07:002010-09-29T04:34:34.397-07:00excommunicate (verb: eks-kuh-MYOO-ni-kayt, noun a...excommunicate (verb: eks-kuh-MYOO-ni-kayt, noun and adj: eks-kuh-MYOO-ni-kit, -kayt)<br /><br />verb tr.: To formally exclude someone from a group or community, especially from a religious community.<br />noun: A person who has been excluded in this manner.<br />adjective: Having been excluded.<br /><br />Etymology<br />From Latin excommunicare (to put out of the community), from ex- (out of) + communis (common). Ultimately from the Indo-European root mei- (to change or move) that has also given us commute, mutual, migrate, common, mistake, and immune.<br /><br />Notes<br />There's censorship of books, and there is censorship of humans. Excommunication is a fancy word to describe the latter.<br /><br />Usage<br />"Aquinas had responded that we ought to die excommunicated rather than violate our conscience." — Fr Joe Borg; Respect and responsibility; The Times (Valletta, Malta); Sep 5, 2010.人事物https://www.blogger.com/profile/01289373669504487523noreply@blogger.com