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censor morum

censor morum noun: a censor of morals.

Noun

censor morum

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

Origin of censor morum

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

Questions about censor morum

What does censor morum mean?
Censor morum means a censor of morals.
What part of speech is censor morum?
Censor morum is a noun.

Words near censor morum in the dictionary

  1. censing
  2. censitary
  3. censive
  4. censives
  5. censor
  6. censor morum
  7. censorability
  8. censorable
  9. censorate
  10. censorates
  11. censored

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