excogitation | (noun) thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it | - |
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(noun) the creation of something in the mind | Synonyms: conception, design, innovation, invention |
excogitator | (noun) a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly | - |
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excommunication | (noun) the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society | Synonyms: excision |
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(noun) the state of being excommunicated | Synonyms: censure, exclusion |
excoriation | (noun) severe censure | - |
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(noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off | Synonyms: abrasion, scrape, scratch |