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censor morum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A censor of morals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XVII. The several sects perform the office of a censor morum over each other.

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History

Etymology

From Latin censor morum, a censor (critic) of morals.

Across languages

Translations

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  • Finnish: moraalinvartija — censor of morals