Index Expurgatorius

[ in-deks ik-spur-guh-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

, plural In·di·ces Ex·pur·ga·to·ri·i [in, -d, uh, -seez-ikspur-g, uh, -, tawr, -ee-ahy, -, tohr, -].

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

< New Latin: literally, expurgatory index

It is proposed to publish virtually an index librorum prohibitorum and an index expurgatorius.

The Index Expurgatorius became my guide for books to be digested.

Nor let any be deluded by the idea that there is no Index Expurgatorius now.

He is worse than an index expurgatorius; for he blots out all, and when he cannot find a fault, makes one.

There is hardly a valuable book in the libraries of the world that cannot be found on the "Index Expurgatorius."

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