'Unchurch' definitions:
Definition of 'unchurch'
(from WordNet)
verb
Exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" [syn: excommunicate, unchurch, curse] [ant: communicate]
Definition of 'Unchurch'
From: GCIDE
- Unchurch \Un*church"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + church.]
- 1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to excommunicate. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of a church. --South. [1913 Webster]