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excommunication vs proscription

proscription vs excommunication

excommunication and proscription both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excommunication Yes No No No
proscription Yes No No No
As nouns, proscription is a hypernym of excommunication; that is, proscription is a word with a broader meaning than excommunication:
  • excommunication: 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
  • proscription: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Other hypernyms of excommunication include banishment.
excommunication (noun) proscription (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 rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
the state of being excommunicated a decree that prohibits something
Difference between excommunication and proscription

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