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herem

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from חֵרֶם

Definitions

  1. A prohibition enacted by rabbinic authority.

    • Six months after the Brisker Rav's arrival in 1878, he reinstated the cherem against any changes in the educational system.
    • Rabbi David Hacohen of Corfu supported a ḥerem against dancing by men with married women.

  2. The exclusion of a person from the Jewish community.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA