dechurch

English

Etymology

de- +‎ church

Verb

dechurch (third-person singular simple present dechurches, present participle dechurching, simple past and past participle dechurched)

1. (transitive) To expel from membership of a congregation or church; to excommunicate.
2. (transitive) To remove churches, or the role of the church, from.

   accusations of dechurching Christianity

Related terms

• rechurch
• unchurch

Anagrams

• churched