censor morum

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin censor morum, "censor (critic) of morals".

Noun[edit]

censor morum

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.

Translations[edit]

censor of morals

Finnish: moraalinvartija

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