censor morum

noun

censor morum

noun

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

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A censor of morals.

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

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