Index Librorum Prohibitorum

American  

[in-deks-lahy-brawr-uhm proh-hib-i-tawr-uhm, lee-] / ˈɪn dɛks laɪˈbrɔr əm proʊˌhɪb ɪˈtɔr əm, li- /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

plural

Indices Librorum Prohibitorum

1. a list of books forbidden to be read except from expurgated editions or by special permission.

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Index Librorum Prohibitorum British  

/ ˈɪndɛks laɪˈbrɔːrʊm prəʊˌhɪbɪˈtɔːrʊm /

noun

1. Often called: the Index.  RC Church (formerly) an official list of proscribed books

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Etymology

Origin of Index Librorum Prohibitorum

< New Latin: index of prohibited books

Example Sentences

The Religious Book Club has no Index Librorum Prohibitorum � it is proud of its lack of religious rigidity in the books it recommends to subscribers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Authoress Undset's latest novel stands a very slim chance of being put on the Pope's Index Librorum Prohibitorum.

From Time Magazine Archive

Freedom of thought was vigorously attacked; and the Index Librorum Prohibitorum was decreed.

From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight

This, anyhow, cannot refer to the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, but only to the Index Expurgatorius, which was at no time an officiai publication.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.

If they desire an Anglo-Saxon Index Librorum Prohibitorum, let them equitably and consistently apply their principles of inquisitorial scrutiny to every branch of human culture.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir