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expurgatoryadjective
serving to expurgate
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Expurgatoryadjective
Employed in purging away what is noxious: as, the expurgatory index of the Romanists directs the abolition or expunction of passages admitted by any authors contrary to popery.
Etymology: expurgatorius, Latin.
There wants expurgatory animadversions, whereby we might strike out great numbers of hidden qualities; and having once a conceded list, we might with more safety attempt their reasons. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 7.
Webster Dictionary
Expurgatoryadjective
serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying
Etymology: [Cf. F. expurgatoire.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of expurgatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of expurgatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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