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Index Librorum Prohibitorum
[ in-deks-lahy-brawr-uhm proh-hib-i-tawr-uhm, lee- ]
noun
- a list of books forbidden to be read except from expurgated editions or by special permission.
Index Librorum Prohibitorum
/ ˈɪndɛks laɪˈbrɔːrʊm prəʊˌhɪbɪˈtɔːrʊm /
noun
- RC Church (formerly) an official list of proscribed books Often calledthe Index
Word History and Origins
Origin of Index Librorum Prohibitorum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Index Librorum Prohibitorum1
Example Sentences
The first version of the Index librorum prohibitorum, the list of books banned by the Catholic Church, came out in 1559, and it did not mince words about ‘licentious’ books.
Church, an authoritative list of books only to be read in expurgated editions; Index Librorum Expurgandorum, or Index Librorum Prohibitorum, an official list of books which the faithful are absolutely forbidden to read at all under pain of instant excommunication; Index rerum, an index of subjects; Index verborum, an index of words.
In 1530 Florence was definitely handed over to the Medici; in 1535 the duchy of Milan was annexed to Spain; in 1540 the Pope sanctioned the Order of Jesus; in 1542 he established the Holy Office in Rome; in 1543 he accepted the scheme of an Index Librorum Prohibitorum; and in 1545 the Council of Trent was opened.
Freedom of thought was vigorously attacked; and the Index Librorum Prohibitorum was decreed.
Started by Pope St. Gelasius in the 5th century, the Index Librorum Prohibitorum today generally condemns books on religion not approved by Catholic authorities and books "against faith and morals," including all Communist books.
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