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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Incensories :: Incensories (pl. ) of Incensor.
Hypercritic :: Hypercritic (n.) One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor.
Satirical :: Satirical (a.) Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting.
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..
Censorial :: Censorial (a.) Belonging to a censor, or to the correction of public morals..
Obloquy :: Obloquy (n.) Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
Incensor :: Incensor (n.) A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.
Censorship :: Censorship (n.) The office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a censorship..
Censorian :: Censorian (a.) Censorial.
Censor :: Censor (n.) One given to fault-finding; a censurer.
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..
Accensor :: Accensor (n.) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
Censor :: Censor (n.) One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries..
Uncharitable :: Uncharitable (a.) Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal..
Censor :: Censor (n.) A critic; a reviewer.
Carping :: Carping (a.) Fault-finding; censorious caviling. See Captious.
Censorious :: Censorious (a.) Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks..
Blameful :: Blameful (a.) Attributing blame or fault; implying or conveying censure; faultfinding; censorious.
Descensory :: Descensory (n.) A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils.
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..
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