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Meaning of "bell, book, and candle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE

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WHAT DOES BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bell, book, and candle

Bell, book, and candle

The phrase "bell, book, and candle" refers to a method of excommunication for one who had committed a particularly grievous sin. Apparently introduced around the late 9th century, the practice was once used by the Catholic Church; in modern times, a simple pronouncement is made. This ceremony traditionally involved a bishop, with 12 priests, reciting an oath on the altar: We separate him, together with his accomplices and abettors, from the precious body and blood of the Lord and from the society of all Christians; we exclude him from our Holy Mother, the Church in Heaven, and on earth; we declare him excommunicate and anathema; we judge him damned, with the Devil and his angels and all the reprobate, to eternal fire until he shall recover himself from the toils of the devil and return to amendment and to penitence. After reciting this the priests would respond: "So be it!" The bishop would then ring a bell to evoke a death toll, close a holy book to symbolize the ex-communicant's separation from the church, and snuff out a candle or candles, knocking them to the floor to represent the target's soul being extinguished and removed from the light of God.

Definition of bell, book, and candle in the English dictionary

The definition of bell, book, and candle in the dictionary is instruments used formerly in excommunications and other ecclesiastical acts. Other definition of bell, book, and candle is the solemn ritual ratification of such acts.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE

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bell tower
bell-bottomed
bell-bottomed trousers
bell-bottoms
bell-ringer
bell-ringing
bell-shaped
bell-topper
Bell´s palsy
Bella Bella
Bella Coola
belladonna
belladonna lily
Bellamy
bellarmine
Bellatrix
Bellay
bellbind

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE

candle
crank handle
dandle
dead man´s handle
door handle
fly off the handle
foot-candle
handle
kindle
manhandle
mishandle
not worth the candle
outhandle
panhandle
Roman candle
standard candle
starting handle
stickhandle
tallow candle
votive candle
wandle

Synonyms and antonyms of bell, book, and candle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bell, book, and candle» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of bell, book, and candle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bell, book, and candle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bell, book, and candle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钟,书和蜡烛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

campana, libro y vela
570 millions of speakers

English

bell, book, and candle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेल , पुस्तक , और मोमबत्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جرس ، كتاب ، و شمعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Колокол , книга и свеча
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sino, livro e vela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘণ্টা, বই, এবং মোমবাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cloche , livre et bougie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Loceng, buku, dan lilin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glocke, Buch und Kerze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベル、本、ろうそく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벨 , 책, 촛불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lonceng, buku, lan lilin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuông , cuốn sách, và nến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மணி, புத்தகம் மற்றும் மெழுகுவர்த்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेल, पुस्तक, आणि मेणबत्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çan, kitap ve mum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

campana , libro e candela
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dzwon , książki, i świeca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дзвін , книга і свічка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clopot , carte , și lumânare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουδούνι , βιβλίο , και κερί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bell , boek, en kers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klocka, bok och ljus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bell, bok og stearinlys
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bell, book, and candle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE»

The term «bell, book, and candle» is normally little used and occupies the 119.577 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bell, book, and candle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bell, book, and candle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bell, book, and candle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE»

Discover the use of bell, book, and candle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bell, book, and candle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bell, Book and Candle: Comedy in Three Acts
A critical and popular success on both sides of the Atlantic.
John Van Druten, 1951
2
Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald ...
"The greatest Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott." Anthony Burgess
Alasdair Gray, 1992
3
Steve Allen's Songs: 100 Lyrics with Commentary
Theme from Bell, Book and Candle 35 Theme from Bell, Book and Candle Bell, Book and Candle was the title of a 1958 film for which Columbia's resident motion picture scorer George Duning wrote the background music. In this case, too, ...
Steve Allen, 1999
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Bell cupine 4.220: Instead of bell, book and candle, they would have cursed us with all the gods of heathenish calendar. 1808 Port Folio NS 6.265: His flagitious page should be condemned by bell, book, and candle. 1811 Taggart Letters 364:  ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
5
Backstory 2: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1940s and ...
Bell, Book and Candle [1958] I think, you bought from Selznick; and his ex-wife, Irene, had produced it on stage.* We had a problem getting Cohn to buy it. Selznick wanted $100,000, which was modest, I thought. Cohn kept saying it's a fantasy ...
Patrick McGilligan, 1997
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Bell, Book and Candle
Shepard Traube by arrangement with Irene Mayer Selznick presents Joan Bennett, Zachary Scott in "Bell, Book and Candle," by John van Druten, staged by Shepard Traube from the production by John van Druten.
7
King John
King John had a distinguished life on the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century stage, and this edition presents the fullest account of its stage history.
William Shakespeare, L. A. Beaurline, 1990
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The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film
Practical Magic Like Bell, Book, and Candle, witchcraft in Practical Magic (1998) is a family affair. Moreover, also like Bell, Book, and Candle, love is a roadblock for the witch. How many, one wonders, would agree that the expression of love is  ...
John Lyden, 2009
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Tudor Drama and Religious Controversy
Then the ceremonial excommunication of King John takes place with bell, book, and candle. The pope begins the solemn ritual. Forasmuch as King John doth Holy Church so handle. Here I do curse him with cross, book, bell, and candle.
James C. Bryant, 1984
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A glossary; or collection of words, phrases, names and ...
BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. In the solemn form of excommunication used in the Romish Church, the bell was tolled, the book of offices for the purpose used, and three candles extinguished, with certain ceremonies ; hence this expression, ...
Robert Nares, 1859

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bell, book, and candle is used in the context of the following news items.
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'The Country Club' playreading at WCP
... Country Playhouse's “The Liar,” Broadway's “The Farnsworth Invention,” and Long Wharf Theatre/Hartford Stage's “Bell, Book, and Candle. «Minuteman News Center, Jun 15»
2
PAS can't divorce and still sleep in same bed
Time for bell, book, and candle, PAS. Pakatan does not need any Brutus, nor for that matter, a Judas. Swipenter: PAS ulama is in damage ... «Malaysiakini, Jun 15»
3
'Bell, Book, and Candle' casts its spell at Aloha Theatre
Bell, Book, and Candle” is at first glance a lightweight comedy in which love conquers all. Yet ultimately, it's a recognition of the human ... «West Hawaii Today, Dec 14»
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Bell, Book, and Candle
Left: The Parlor Trick (Meredith Yayanos) performing at the opening of the OHC. Right: Elijah Burgher and Jesse Bransford at the OHC. «Artforum, Oct 13»
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Blu-ray Review: BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE (Twilight Time)
Richard Quine's Bell, Book, and Candle is a late '50s gem from Columbia Pictures with an ace cast, a fantastic whirlwind of a story, and some ... «Twitch, Apr 12»

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