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CompurgatorCompurgator Com"pur*ga`tor, n. [LL.]
One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or
innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law,
under Wager. Compurgatorial
Compurgatorial Com*pur`ga*to"ri*al, a.
Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation. ``Their
compurgatorial oath.' --Milman.
Depurgatory
Depurgatory De*pur"ga*to*ry, a.
Serving to purge; tending to cleanse or purify. [Obs.]
--Cotgrave.
ExpurgateExpurgate Ex"pur*gate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expurgated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expurgating.] [L. expurgatus,
p. p. of expurgare to purge, purify; ex out, from + purgare
to cleanse, purify, purge. See Purge, and cf. Spurge.]
To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or
erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book. ExpurgatedExpurgate Ex"pur*gate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expurgated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expurgating.] [L. expurgatus,
p. p. of expurgare to purge, purify; ex out, from + purgare
to cleanse, purify, purge. See Purge, and cf. Spurge.]
To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or
erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book. ExpurgatingExpurgate Ex"pur*gate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expurgated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expurgating.] [L. expurgatus,
p. p. of expurgare to purge, purify; ex out, from + purgare
to cleanse, purify, purge. See Purge, and cf. Spurge.]
To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or
erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book. Expurgation
Expurgation Ex`pur*ga"tion, n. [L. expurgatio justification,
excuse: cf. F. expurgation.]
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification
from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
--Milton.
Expurgator
Expurgator Ex"pur*ga`tor (?; 277), n.
One who expurgates or purifies.
Expurgatorial
Expurgatorial Ex*pur`ga*to"ri*al, a.
Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory. --Milman.
Expurgatorious
Expurgatorious Ex*pur`ga*to"ri*ous, a.
Expurgatory. [Obs.] ``Expurgatorious indexes.' --Milton.
ExpurgatoryExpurgatory Ex*pur"ga*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. expurgatoire.]
Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous;
cleansing; purifying. ``Expurgatory animadversions.' --Sir
T. Browne.
Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under
Index. Expurgatory IndexExpurgatory Ex*pur"ga*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. expurgatoire.]
Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous;
cleansing; purifying. ``Expurgatory animadversions.' --Sir
T. Browne.
Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under
Index. Index expurgatorius 3. A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and
the like, in a book; -- usually alphabetical in
arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume.
4. A prologue indicating what follows. [Obs.] --Shak.
5. (Anat.) The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus,
or hand; the forefinger; index finger.
6. (Math.) The figure or letter which shows the power or root
of a quantity; the exponent. [In this sense the plural is
always indices.]
Index error, the error in the reading of a mathematical
instrument arising from the zero of the index not being in
complete adjustment with that of the limb, or with its
theoretically perfect position in the instrument; a
correction to be applied to the instrument readings equal
to the error of the zero adjustment.
Index expurgatorius. [L.] See Index prohibitorius
(below).
Index finger. See Index, 5.
Index glass, the mirror on the index of a quadrant,
sextant, etc.
Index hand, the pointer or hand of a clock, watch, or other
registering machine; a hand that points to something.
Index of a logarithm (Math.), the integral part of the
logarithm, and always one less than the number of integral
figures in the given number. It is also called the
characteristic.
Index of refraction, or Refractive index (Opt.), the
number which expresses the ratio of the sine of the angle
of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction. Thus
the index of refraction for sulphur is 2, because, when
light passes out of air into sulphur, the sine of the
angle of incidence is double the sine of the angle of
refraction.
Index plate, a graduated circular plate, or one with
circular rows of holes differently spaced; used in
machines for graduating circles, cutting gear teeth, etc.
Index prohibitorius [L.], or Prohibitory index (R. C.
Ch.), a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the
church to be read; the index expurgatorius [L.], or
expurgatory index, is a catalogue of books from which
passages marked as against faith or morals must be removed
before Catholics can read them. These catalogues are
published with additions, from time to time, by the
Congregation of the Index, composed of cardinals,
theologians, etc., under the sanction of the pope. --Hook.
Index rerum [L.], a tabulated and alphabetized notebook,
for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc. ObjurgateObjurgate Ob*jur"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Objurgated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Objurgating.] [L. objurgatus, p. p. of
objurgare to chide; ob (see Ob-) + jurgare to quarrel,
scold, fr. jus right, court. See Jury.]
To chide; to reprove. ObjurgatedObjurgate Ob*jur"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Objurgated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Objurgating.] [L. objurgatus, p. p. of
objurgare to chide; ob (see Ob-) + jurgare to quarrel,
scold, fr. jus right, court. See Jury.]
To chide; to reprove. ObjurgatingObjurgate Ob*jur"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Objurgated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Objurgating.] [L. objurgatus, p. p. of
objurgare to chide; ob (see Ob-) + jurgare to quarrel,
scold, fr. jus right, court. See Jury.]
To chide; to reprove. Objurgation
Objurgation Ob`jur*ga"tion, n. [L. objurgatio: cf.F.
objurgation.]
The act of objurgating; reproof.
While the good lady was bestowing this objurgation on
Mr.Ben Allen. --Dickens.
With a strong objurgation of the elbow in his ribs.
--Landor.
Objurgatory
Objurgatory Ob*jur"ga*to*ry, a. [L. objurgatorius.]
Designed to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing
reproof; culpatory. --Bancroft.
The objurgatory question of the Pharisees. --Paley.
Purgative
Purgative Pur"ga*tive, a. [L. purgativus: cf. F. purgatif.]
Having the power or quality of purging; cathartic. -- n.
(Med.) A purging medicine; a cathartic.
Purgatively
Purgatively Pur"ga*tive*ly, adv.
In a purgative manner.
Purgatorial
Purgatorial Pur`ga*to"ri*al, Purgatorian Pur`ga*to"ri*an, a.
Of or pertaining to purgatory; expiatory.
Purgatorian
Purgatorial Pur`ga*to"ri*al, Purgatorian Pur`ga*to"ri*an, a.
Of or pertaining to purgatory; expiatory.
Purgatorian
Purgatorian Pur`ga*to"ri*an, n.
One who holds to the doctrine of purgatory. --Boswell.
Purgatory
Purgatory Pur"ga*to*ry, a. [L. purgatorius.]
Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory. --Burke.
Purgatory
Purgatory Pur"ga*to*ry, n. [Cf. F. purgatoire.]
A state or place of purification after death; according to
the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to
exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified
by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not
merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the
justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this
purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed
to be received into heaven.
Superpurgation
Superpurgation Su`per*pur*ga"tion, n.
Excessive purgation. --Wiseman.
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