excommunicated — ex·com·mu·ni·cate || ‚ekskÉ™ mjuËnɪkeɪt v. exclude from the rites of the church, banish, expel, ostracize … English contemporary dictionary
List of people excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church — This List of Excommunications is a list of persons excommunicated officially by the Roman Catholic Church. It includes only imposed excommunications which are declared via papal bull or other decree by the Pope. Automatic excommunications, even… … Wikipedia
Excommunication — • Exclusion from the communion, the principal and severest censure, is a medicinal, spiritual penalty that deprives the guilty Christian of all participation in the common blessings of ecclesiastical society Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Excommunication — A depiction of Pope Gregory IX excommunicating. Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive, suspend or limit membership in a religious … Wikipedia
Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) — What follows is a list of events in chronological order that affected the membership of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Contents 1 1830s 2 1840s 3 1850s 4 1860s … Wikipedia
List of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) — In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (LDS Church), the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve Apostles, or simply the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies in the church… … Wikipedia
Society of St. Pius X — The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is an international Traditionalist Catholic organisation, whose official Latin name is Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X , meaning Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X . It states that it is composed mainly of… … Wikipedia
September Six — The September Six were six members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints who were excommunicated or disfellowshipped by the LDS Church (also known as the Mormons) in September 1993 for speaking against Church doctrine and leadership … Wikipedia
Succession crisis — The succession crisis in the Latter Day Saint movement occurred after the violent death of the movement s founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., on June 27, 1844. For roughly six months after Smith s death, several people competed to take over his role. The … Wikipedia
religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium
