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Comstockery
Com·stock·er·y C0540300 (kŏm′stŏk′ə-rē, kŭm′-)n. Censorship, especially in the arts, on the basis of perceived immorality or obscenity.
[After Anthony Comstock.]comstockery (ˈkʌmˌstɒkərɪ; ˈkɒm-) or comstockismn (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US immoderate censorship on grounds of immorality[C20: coined by G. B. Shaw (1905) after Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), US moral crusader, who founded the Society for the Suppression of Vice]Com•stock•er•y (ˈkʌm stɒk ə ri, ˈkɒm-)
n. (sometimes l.c.) censorship or vigorous condemnation of literary and artistic works for alleged obscenity; prudery. [1900–05; after A. Comstock; see -ery] comstockerythe act or policy of censorship or expurgation on moral grounds, after Anthony Comstock (1844-1915), campaigner against vice.See also: ObscenityThesaurus| Noun | 1. | Comstockery - censorship because of perceived obscenity or immoralitycensoring, censorship - deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances |
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