censorial.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 an official authorized to examine printed matter, films, news, etc., before public release, and to suppress any parts on the grounds of obscenity, a threat to security, etc.
2 Rom.Hist. either of two annual magistrates responsible for holding censuses and empowered to supervise public morals.
3 Psychol. an impulse which is said to prevent certain ideas and memories from emerging into consciousness.

--v.

tr.
1 act as a censor of.
2 make deletions or changes in.

As a verb, often confused with censure.

censorial adj. censorship n. [L f. censere assess: in sense 3 mistransl. of G Zensur censorship]

censorial.html - adj.
severely critical; fault-finding; quick or eager to criticize.

censoriously adv. censoriousness n. [L censorius: see CENSOR]

censorial.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 an official authorized to examine printed matter, films, news, etc., before public release, and to suppress any parts on the grounds of obscenity, a threat to security, etc.
2 Rom.Hist. either of two annual magistrates responsible for holding censuses and empowered to supervise public morals.
3 Psychol. an impulse which is said to prevent certain ideas and memories from emerging into consciousness.

--v.

tr.
1 act as a censor of.
2 make deletions or changes in.

As a verb, often confused with censure.

censorial adj. censorship n. [L f. censere assess: in sense 3 mistransl. of G Zensur censorship]

censorial.html - adj.
severely critical; fault-finding; quick or eager to criticize.

censoriously adv. censoriousness n. [L censorius: see CENSOR]

censorial.html - n.
a vessel in which incense is burnt, esp. during a religious procession or ceremony. [ME f. AF censer, OF censier aphetic of encensier f. encens INCENSE(1)]

censorial.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 an official authorized to examine printed matter, films, news, etc., before public release, and to suppress any parts on the grounds of obscenity, a threat to security, etc.
2 Rom.Hist. either of two annual magistrates responsible for holding censuses and empowered to supervise public morals.
3 Psychol. an impulse which is said to prevent certain ideas and memories from emerging into consciousness.

--v.

tr.
1 act as a censor of.
2 make deletions or changes in.

As a verb, often confused with censure.

censorial adj. censorship n. [L f. censere assess: in sense 3 mistransl. of G Zensur censorship]