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| cherem [ hérrem ] or herem [ hérrem ] |
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type of Jewish excommunication: formerly, a form of Jewish excommunication involving the separation of a person from the rest of the Jewish community
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| [Early 19th century. < Hebrew ḥērem< ḥāram 'to curse'] |
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