Term
excommunication
The final step of church discipline in which a person is removed from the fellowship of the church.
Filed underEcclesiology
Definition
The final step of church discipline in which a person is put out of the fellowship, or "communion," of the church.
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- Contrasted with
- interdictTerm
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 46D.1.aOriginal citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 46D.1.a.
Last revised August 14, 2026