excommunicate vs excommunication

excommunicate is not a noun while excommunication is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excommunicate	No	No	Yes	No
excommunication	Yes	No	No	No

excommunicate (noun)	excommunication (noun)
	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 state of being excommunicated

excommunicate (verb)	excommunication (verb)
exclude from a church or a religious community
oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree