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  1. expurgatoryadjective

    serving to expurgate

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Expurgatoryadjective

    serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. expurgatoire.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of expurgatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of expurgatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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