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What does 'Bell, book, and candle' mean?
A phrase that denotes excommunication or a solemn and thorough denouncement, originally from a Catholic Church ceremony.
What is the origion of 'Bell, book, and candle'?
This idiom comes from a ceremonial act in the Catholic Church where a bell is rung, a book is closed, and a candle is extinguished to symbolize the excommunication of a person from the church. It has since been used more broadly to signify a total and final separation or denouncement.
Emoji meanings
- represents 'bell'
symbolizing the calling of attention or the beginning of a solemn ceremony
represents 'book'indicating knowledge
authority
or in this context
a religious or sacred text
represents 'candle'symbolizing light
guidance
or an element used in rituals
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