expurgator

Meanings

• noun

  One who expurgates or censors objectionable material from texts.

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Variants

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expurgate , expurgated , expurgates , expurgating , expurgation , expurgations , expurgator , expurgators

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'expurgare' meaning 'to purge, make clean, or free from error'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'expurgator' was first used in the 16th century.

2. The Index Librorum Prohibitorum was abolished by the Second Vatican Council in 1966.

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Related Concepts

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1. Censorship: The practice of controlling or suppressing information, especially through the removal of parts considered objectionable.

2. Index Librorum Prohibitorum: A list of publications prohibited by the Catholic Church due to their content being deemed immoral or heretical.

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Culture

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The term 'expurgator' has been used historically in the context of literary and artistic censorship, particularly during the Catholic Church's Index Librorum Prohibitorum.

How to Memorize "expurgator"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine an editor carefully going through a text, removing any objectionable content to make it suitable for publication.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a librarian carefully checking books for inappropriate content.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'EPE' for Expurgator, which stands for 'Editor Purges Errors'.

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