Index Expurgatorius

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

In·dex Ex·pur·ga·to·ri·us

[in-deks ik-spur-guh-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-]
noun, plural In·di·ces Ex·pur·ga·to·ri·i [in-duh-seez-ikspur-guh-tawr-ee-ahy, -tohr-] . Roman Catholic Church.
a list of books now included in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, forbidden to be read except from expurgated editions.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin: literally, expurgatory index
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Index Expurgatorius has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
given to using long words.
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