Definition of censor

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Censor (n.) One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct..

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Censor :: Censor (n.) One given to fault-finding; a censurer.
Insectator :: Insectator (n.) A pursuer; a persecutor; a censorious critic.
Censor :: Censor (n.) One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct..
Satirical :: Satirical (a.) Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting.
Incensory :: Incensory (n.) The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible.
Accensor :: Accensor (n.) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
Censorial :: Censorial (a.) Full of censure; censorious.
Incensor :: Incensor (n.) A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.
Blameful :: Blameful (a.) Attributing blame or fault; implying or conveying censure; faultfinding; censorious.
Lustrum :: Lustrum (n.) A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years..
Imprimatur :: Imprimatur (n.) A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published..
Incensories :: Incensories (pl. ) of Incensor.
Descensory :: Descensory (n.) A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils.
Censorious :: Censorious (a.) Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners..
Censor :: Censor (n.) A critic; a reviewer.
Hypercritic :: Hypercritic (n.) One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor.
Inveigh :: Inveigh (v. i.) To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; -- with against; as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an abuse..
Pharisaism :: Pharisaism (n.) Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners..
Censorial :: Censorial (a.) Belonging to a censor, or to the correction of public morals..
Critical :: Critical (n.) Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
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