'Expurgation' definitions:
Definition of 'expurgation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work [syn: expurgation, castration]
Definition of 'Expurgation'
From: GCIDE
- Expurgation \Ex`pur*ga"tion\, n. [L. expurgatio justification, excuse: cf. F. expurgation.] The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous. --Milton. [1913 Webster]