"dechurch" meaning in All languages combined

See dechurch on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: dechurches [present, singular, third-person], dechurching [participle, present], dechurched [participle, past], dechurched [past]
Etymology: de- + church Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|church}} de- + church Head templates: {{en-verb}} dechurch (third-person singular simple present dechurches, present participle dechurching, simple past and past participle dechurched)
  1. (transitive) To expel from membership of a congregation or church; to excommunicate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dechurch-en-verb-CBcbdKke Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 50 50
  2. (transitive) To remove churches, or the role of the church, from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dechurch-en-verb-9~-qwKAR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rechurch, unchurch

Inflected forms

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