'Expurgatory Index' definitions:

Definition of 'Expurgatory Index'

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  • 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]