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1. Excommunication (Hebrew, "Niddui," "Ḥerem"): The highest ecclesiastical censure, the exclusion of a person from the religious community, which among the Jews meant a practical prohibition of all intercourse with society. For the etymology of the Hebrew terms used in this connection and for a ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]