Comstockery
[ kuhm-stok-uh-ree, kom- ]
/ ˈkʌm stɒk ə ri, ˈkɒm- /
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noun
overzealous moral censorship of the fine arts and literature, often mistaking outspokenly honest works for salacious ones.
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Comstocker, nounCom·stock·i·an, adjectiveWords nearby Comstockery
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comstockery
/ (ˈkʌmˌstɒkərɪ, ˈkɒm-) /
noun
US immoderate censorship on grounds of immorality
Word Origin for comstockery
C20: coined by G. B. Shaw (1905) after Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), US moral crusader, who founded the Society for the Suppression of Vice
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