Censorial
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Relating to a censor.
"1749, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Letters to His Son Nothing less than the relation between you and me can possibly authorize that freedom; but fortunately for you, my parental rights, joined to my censorial powers, give it me in its fullest extent, and my concern for you will make me exert it."
- 2 Relating to censorship.
"Pornography is not the real issue, abuse is. If Ms. Dworkin were serious, she would admit that this is the real thrust of her argument. Instead, she regularly slanders women and proposes prohibitive and censorial legislation."
- 1 belonging or relating to a censor or a censor's functions wordnet
Example
More examples"1749, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Letters to His Son Nothing less than the relation between you and me can possibly authorize that freedom; but fortunately for you, my parental rights, joined to my censorial powers, give it me in its fullest extent, and my concern for you will make me exert it."
Etymology
From Latin cēnsōrius + -al. By surface analysis, censor + -ial.
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