EXCOMMUNICATION, n. This "excommunication" is a word In speech ecclesiastical oft heard, And means the damning, with bell, book and candle, Some sinner whose opinions are a scandal -- A rite permitting Satan to enslave him Forever, and forbidding Christ to save him. Gat Huckle - Ambrose Bierce

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Ambrose Bierce: "EXCOMMUNICATION, n.

This "excommunication" is a word
In speech ecclesiastical oft heard,
And means the damning, with bell, book and candle,
Some sinner whose opinions are a scandal --
A rite permitting Satan to enslave him
Forever, and forbidding Christ to save him.
Gat Huckle"

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Bell	Book	Candle	Christ
Damning	Ecclesiastical	Enslave	Excommunication
Forbidding	Forever	Heard	Huckle
Means	Opinions	Permitting	Rite
Satan	Save	Scandal	Sinner
Speech	Whose	Word

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