niddui

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noun

Brief excommunication, lasting either seven or thirty days.

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Meanings

nounniddui (uncountable)

alternative nidui

  1. JudaismuncountableBrief excommunication, lasting either seven or thirty days.

    One who is under a ban of nidui or cherem (G-d forbid) cannot be counted towards a minyan.

    2003 April 30, R, “Who counts toward a Minyan?”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
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