What does censure mean?
Definitions for censure
ˈsɛn ʃərcen·sure
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Princeton's WordNet
censure, animadversionnoun
harsh criticism or disapproval
excommunication, exclusion, censureverb
the state of being excommunicated
reprimand, censure, criminateverb
rebuke formally
Wiktionary
censurenoun
The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
censurenoun
An official reprimand.
censurenoun
The state of excommunication.
censureverb
to criticize harshly
censureverb
to formally rebuke
Webster Dictionary
Censurenoun
judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion
Censurenoun
the act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame
Censurenoun
judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment
Censureverb
to form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge
Censureverb
to find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of
Censureverb
to condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence
Censureverb
to judge
Freebase
Censure
A censure is an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. Among the forms that it can take are a stern rebuke by a legislature, a spiritual penalty imposed by a church, and a negative judgment pronounced on a theological proposition.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Censure
sen′shūr, n. an unfavourable judgment: blame: reproof: (obs.) criticism, judgment generally.—v.t. to blame: to condemn as wrong.—adj. Cen′surable, deserving of censure: blamable.—n. Cen′surableness.—adv. Cen′surably. [L. censūra, an opinion, a severe judgment—censēre, to estimate or judge.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of censure in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of censure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of censure in a Sentence
The censure resolutions would strip us of the powers and duties bestowed upon us by the voters and would violate the law.
Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice take each man's censure but reserve thy judgement.
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.
Mankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because they shrink from committing it.
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