excommunication
Definition
The formal act of expelling a member from a church or religious community, especially the Roman Catholic Church, as a penalty for grave offenses against doctrine or discipline.
Informal exclusion or banishment from any group, organization, or social circle, often dramatically enforced.
Examples
After suggesting kale smoothies for communion wine, Father O'Malley faced swift excommunication from the parish bingo league.
The influencer's excommunication from TikTok trends happened overnight when she dared to post a reading recommendation.
In the ultimate betrayal, the fantasy football commissioner issued an excommunication on the guy who drafted the entire opposing team.
Her excommunication from the group chat was sealed after autocorrect turned her emoji spree into a manifesto.