1 index expurgatorius | Definition of index expurgatorius

index expurgatorius

noun
index ex路​pur路​ga路​to路​ri路​us | \ -ik藢sp蓹rg蓹藞t艒r膿蓹s, -ek-, -券r-\
plural indices expurgatorii\ -​r膿藢墨 , -​r膿藢膿 \

Definition of index expurgatorius

1 sometimes capitalized I&E : a list of proscribed material (as books)
2 usually capitalized I&E : a list of books once separately published and now included in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum that gives titles of works forbidden by church authority to Roman Catholics pending revision or deletion of some sections

History and Etymology for index expurgatorius

New Latin, expurgatory index

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