Index Expurgatorius

[ 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-]. /ˈɪn dəˌsizˌɪkspɜr gəˈtɔr iˌaɪ, -ˈtoʊr-/. Roman Catholic Church.
  1. a list of books now included in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, forbidden to be read except from expurgated editions.

Origin of Index Expurgatorius

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<New Latin: literally, expurgatory index

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