unchurch

t. [Prefix un- (2), and English church.] 1. To deprive of church privileges; to expel from a church; to excommunicate. "To unchurch and unchristian them that are not of their company." -Hale: Discourse of Religion , ch. i. 2. To refuse the name of a church; to refuse or deprive of the character, designation, rights, or standing of a church. "You say-we hereby unchurch the reformed churches abroad."- Water land : Works , x., p. 8.