Excommunication

== Sikhism ==
''[[Patit]]'' is a Sikh term which is sometimes translated into English as apostate. It refers to a person who [[Amrit Sanskar|initiated]] into [[Sikhism|Sikh religion]], but violated the religious rules of Sikhi.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Sikhism Today|author=Jhutti-Johal, J.|date=2011|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|isbn=9781847062727|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=37i7uAYe6QEC|page=99|accessdate=2015-01-12}}</ref> The [[Sikh Rehat Maryada]] (Code of Conduct), Section Six states the transgressions which cause a person to become a ''patit'':

* Dishonouring the [[Kesh (Sikhism)|hair]];
* Eating the meat of an animal slaughtered the [[Kutha meat|Kutha]] way;
* Cohabiting with a person other than one's spouse;
* Using an intoxicant (such as smoking, drinking alcohol, using recreational drugs or tobacco)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikh diet |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-nihangs-all-you-need-to-know-about-them/398285}}</ref>

These four kurahit causes of apostasy were first listed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] in his [[The 52 Hukams of Guru Gobind Singh|52 hukams]] (commandments).