. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The phrase \"bell, book, and candle\" refers to a Latin Christian method of excommunication by anathema, imposed on a person who had committed an exceptionally grievous sin. Evidently introduced by Pope Zachary around the middle of the 8th century, the rite was once used by the Roman Catholic Church."@en . "The phrase \"bell, book, and candle\" refers to a Latin Christian method of excommunication by anathema, imposed on a person who had committed an exceptionally grievous sin. Evidently introduced by Pope Zachary around the middle of the 8th century, the rite was once used by the Roman Catholic Church."@en . . . . . . "8644"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1883593"^^ . . "1099976080"^^ . "Bell, book, and candle"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .