Herem (censure)
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Herem (or Chērem חרם), is the highest ecclesiastical censure in the Jewish community. It is the total exclusion of a person from the Jewish community. It is a form of shunning, and is similar to vitandus excommunication in the Catholic Church. Cognate terms in other Semitic languages include the Arabic term ḥarām (forbidden, taboo, off-limits, sacred or immoral), and the Ethiopic `irm (meaning accursed).
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See also
- Banishment in the Bible
- Excommunication
- Exile
- Heresy
- Heresy in Judaism
- Ostracism
- Pulsa diNura
- Shunning
- Taboo
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