index librorum prohibitorum
noun
index li·bro·rum pro·hib·i·to·rum
| \ -līˈbrōrəmprōˌhibəˈtōrəm, -ȯr-\
plural indices librorum prohibitorum
Definition of index librorum prohibitorum
1
sometimes capitalized I&L&P
: a list of proscribed books
2
usually capitalized I&L&P
: a list of books condemned in whole or in part as dangerous to faith or morals by church authority and forbidden to Roman Catholics — compare index expurgatorius
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