Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EX-PUR'GA-TO-RY
EX-PUR'GA-TO-RY, a.
Cleansing; purifying; serving to purify from any thing noxious or erroneous; as, the expurgatory index of the Romanists, which directs the expunction of passages of authors contrary to their creed or principles. Expurgatory animadversions. Brown.
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