surgical removal of a body part or tissue | the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society |
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | the state of being excommunicated |
the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society | |
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | |