unchurch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb exclude from a church or a religious community
    curse; excommunicate.
    • The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner

WordNet

Un*church" transitive verb
Etymology
1st pref. un- + church.
Definitions
  1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to excommunicate. Sir M. Hale.
  2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of a church. South.

Webster 1913