censure vs censor
Definitions
noun
- the state of being excommunicated
- harsh criticism or disapproval
verb
- rebuke formally
Examples
That which is soft and effeminate, which is calculated to excite the passions, by multitudes of ambiguous expressions, (not the less dangerous for being so cloaked) should be considered by Christians as an abuse the more deplorable, as it has even been censured and condemned by the pagans.
The thanatological philosophies of spirit that Schelling here wishes were dead are in fact very much alivehence the reiterated forcefulness of his censure.
Show no public censure for your dying elephant, either.
Definitions
noun
- a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
- someone who censures or condemns
verb
- forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
- subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
Examples
To allow only views acceptable to the government of the day is the path to centralised conformity and censorship.
The original version is censored, using goofy Batman inspired cartoon balloon words to block out some excessively gory details.
The Weinstein Co is considering using a censored title in newspapers that originally rejected the film’s original advertisements.
