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  • Bell, book, and candle — The phrase Bell, book, and candle refers to an archaic 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 Roman Catholic Church.… …   Wikipedia

  • The Candle in the Wind — is the fourth book from the collection The Once and Future King by T. H. White. It deals with the last weeks of Arthur s reign, his dealings with his son Mordred s revolts, Guenever and Lancelot s demise, and his perception of right and… …   Wikipedia

  • The Sound and the Fury — This article is about the novel by William Faulkner. For other uses, see The Sound and the Fury (disambiguation). The Sound and the Fury   …   Wikipedia

  • Not worth the candle — Candle Can dle, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand[ e]re to be white. See {Candid}, and cf. {Chandler}, {Cannel}, {Kindle}.] 1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bell, book and candle — A phrase popularly used in reference to a form of excommunication ending, ‘Do to (ie shut) the book, quench the candle, ring the bell’ • • • Main Entry: ↑bell …   Useful english dictionary

  • bell, book and candle — Meaning The phrase that denoted excommunication from the Catholic church. Origin In the excommunication ceremony officials close the book, quench the candle and toll a bell, as for someone who had died …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE —    a ceremony at one time attending the greater excommunication in the Romish Church, when after sentence was read from the book, a bell was rung, and the candle extinguished …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • To curse by bell book and candle — Candle Can dle, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand[ e]re to be white. See {Candid}, and cf. {Chandler}, {Cannel}, {Kindle}.] 1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To curse by bell book and candle — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bell, Book and Candle (film) — Infobox Film name = Bell, Book and Candle imdb id = 0051406 writer = Daniel Taradash starring = James Stewart Kim Novak Jack Lemmon Janice Rule Elsa Lanchester Ernie Kovacs Hermione Gingold director = Richard Quine producer = Julian Blaustein… …   Wikipedia

  • The Once and Future King —   …   Wikipedia

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