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cherem

cherem [ hérrem ] or herem [ hérrem ]


noun 
Definition:
 
type of Jewish excommunication: formerly, a form of Jewish excommunication involving the separation of a person from the rest of the Jewish community

[Early 19th century. < Hebrew ḥērem< ḥāram 'to curse']
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