What does censorial mean?
Censorial means Relating to a censor..
Censorial
/ˌsɛnˈsɔɹi.əl/ · adjective
Meaning
Relating to a censor..
Definitions by Sense
- Relating to a censor.
- Relating to censorship.
Example Sentences
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.
The printing department has no censorial powers. It is bound to print all that is offered it, ...
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.
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Related Words
Word Forms
- more censorial
- most censorial
Usage Notes
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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.
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