What is excommunication? what role did it play in the struggle between popes and kings?
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Main Entry: ex·com·mu·ni·ca·tion
Pronunciation: -"myü-n&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership
2 : exclusion from fellowship in a group or community
- ex·com·mu·ni·ca·tive /-'myü-n&-"kA-tiv, -ni-k&t-/ adjective