Index Expurgatorius

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[in-deks ik-spur-guh-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-] / ˈɪn dɛks ɪkˌspɜr gəˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

plural

Indices Expurgatorii

1. a list of books now included in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, forbidden to be read except from expurgated editions.

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Etymology

Origin of Index Expurgatorius

< New Latin: literally, expurgatory index

Example Sentences

Just too late to be included in the latest edition of the Papal Index Expurgatorius appears Iconoclast Henry Louis Mencken's Treatise on the Gods.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shirley Brooks and Tom Taylor carried on the sentiment as a sort of dynastic vendetta, and Mr. Sala's name was kept on Punch's Index Expurgatorius until the accession of Mr. Burnand.

From The History of "Punch" by Spielmann, M. H. (Marion Harry)

Again, why does he tell his audience that the names of Spenser, of Shakespeare, of Scott, are to be found on the Index Expurgatorius?

From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 by

In the matter of subjects for novels I should like to institute an Index Expurgatorius.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

It is asserted in the canons already quoted, and which cannot be disputed; and it is also asserted by numerous writers, whose works have never been censured in an Index Expurgatorius.

From Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 by Lathbury, Thomas