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Which term refers to a person or group being declared no longer a part of the church?
Excommunication. Practices related to excommunication vary between denominations, and in modern times, excommunication is rare, usually only reserved for the most serious sins.
Catholics and members of the Eastern Orthodox Church are still allowed (in fact, obligated) to attend Mass, but cannot receive Communion.
Lutherans do not have a set doctrine on excommunication, and policy varies by congregation.
Anglicans and Episcopalians (the American branch of the Anglican Church) do not have a doctrine on barring persons from the church, but a person who has committed grievous sins can be barred from being buried in consecrated ground, in a process similar to excommunication.
Reformed Churches treat excommunication as a very serious punishment, but there is debate over just what excommunication means, or whether it is the most serious step the church can take.
Anabaptists (including the Amish and Mennonites), in extreme cases, can actually remove persons from the church altogether, a process also known as "shunning".
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Church) can bar members from receiving sacraments or from entering temples, without removing them from the church. More serious cases could involve kicking members out entirely.
Jehovah's Witnesses can remove sinners from the congregation altogether in serious cases.
Members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) can remove members (a process called "reading out of meeting"), but the individual's local congregation must make the decision to do so.
Islam and Judaism have similar concepts, Takfir and Herem. Takfir is the process of declaring a person kafir (non-believer), while Herem ("censure") is a total shunning, but is almost never practiced today. Note that being decared kafir does not bar one from participating in Islamic rites, and the person's community can nullify the takfir declaration.
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