'Expurgatory' definitions:
Definition of 'Expurgatory'
From: GCIDE
- Expurgatory \Ex*pur"ga*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. expurgatoire.] Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying. "Expurgatory animadversions." --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under Index. [1913 Webster]