COMSTOCKERY


Meaning of COMSTOCKERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäm-ˌstä-kə-rē also ]

ˈkəm- noun

Etymology: Anthony Comstock + English -ery

Date: 1905

1. : strict censorship of materials considered obscene

2. : censorious opposition to alleged immorality (as in literature)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.