herem

See also: herêm

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Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew חֵרֶם (ḥērem). Doublet of haram.

Noun

herem (countable and uncountable, plural herems)

  1. (Judaism) The exclusion of a person from the Jewish community.
    • 2006 March 23, Chris McGreal, “Settlers don't know when the knock on the door will come and they have to leave”, in The Guardian‎:
      Mr Raz said he was fired from his job at the settlement council six months ago because of his involvement in the campaign and a rabbi placed him in "herem", an ancient religious practice requiring that a wayward person be ostracised.

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