cherem
cherem is the alternative form of herem.
Meaning of herem
Noun
herem (countable and uncountable, plural herems)
- 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.1998, David Rossoff, “The Battle Cry”, in Where Heaven Touches Earth
- 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.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
Forms of cherem
| plural | cherems |
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Questions about cherem
- What is cherem the alternative form of?
- Cherem is the alternative form of herem.
Words near cherem in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cherem (page history and authors); herem (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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