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Traditional English :: censor
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censoriously.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] |
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Traditional English :: censorious
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censoriously.html - adj. severely critical; fault-finding; quick or eager to criticize. censoriously adv. censoriousness n. [L censorius: see CENSOR] |
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Traditional English :: censor
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censoriously.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] |
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Traditional English :: censorious
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censoriously.html - adj. severely critical; fault-finding; quick or eager to criticize. censoriously adv. censoriousness n. [L censorius: see CENSOR] |
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Traditional English :: censer
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censoriously.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)] |
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Traditional English :: censor
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censoriously.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] |
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