INDEX LIBRORUM PROHIBITORUM


Meaning of INDEX LIBRORUM PROHIBITORUM in English

-līˈbrōrəmprōˌhibəˈtōrəm, -ȯr- noun

( plural indices librorum prohibitorum )

Etymology: New Latin, index of prohibited books

1. sometimes capitalized I&L&P : a list of proscribed books

2. usually capitalized I&L&P : a list of books condemned in whole or in part as dangerous to faith or morals by church authority and forbidden to Roman Catholics — compare index expurgatorius

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