"herem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: herems [plural]
Etymology: Transliteration of Hebrew חֵרֶם (ḥērem). Doublet of haram. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|he|חֵרֶם|tr=ḥērem}} Transliteration of Hebrew חֵרֶם (ḥērem), {{dbt|en|haram}} Doublet of haram Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} herem (countable and uncountable, plural herems)
  1. (Judaism) The exclusion of a person from the Jewish community. Tags: Judaism, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Judaism Synonyms: cherem
    Sense id: en-herem-en-noun-fcdQ2l4a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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