Definition of Censoriousness. Meaning of Censoriousness. Synonyms of Censoriousness

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Definition of Censoriousness

Censoriousness
Censorious Cen*so"ri*ous, a. [L. censorius pertaining to the censor. See Censor.] 1. Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners. A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious of his neighbors. --Watts. 2. Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks. Syn: Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe; condemnatory; hypercritical. -- Cen*so"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Cen*so"ri*ous*ness, n.

Meaning of Censoriousness from wikipedia

- article on "censorious", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry on "censorious" You can also: Search for Censorious in Wikipedia...
- be found in the word ὑποκριτά, hypokrita, applied to one who by his censoriousness claims to be saintly, yet in reality is a greater sinner than those...
- 2011). "Birmingham University protest ban attacked as 'aggressive and censorious'". The Guardian. London. "Birmingham University refused to look into student's...
- some extent, he remained true to his Catholic outlook and conservative, censorious moralism. In 1965, he delivered a stinging rebuke to a reporter against...
- and the colony pressed Pynchon to return to England which he did. The censorious nature of the Puritans and the region they inhabited would lead to the...
- 6:37.) The moral lesson is to avoid hypocrisy, self-righteousness, and censoriousness. The analogy used is of a small object in another's eye as compared...
- ceased to be what it was before. Some persons think us too severe and censorious when we call the Roman Pontiff Antichrist. But those who are of this opinion...
- censorship as a publicity tool. In the 1980s, the show Top of the Pops was censorious in its approach to video content, so some acts made videos that they knew...
- Church. In urban Britain the Holiness message was less exclusive and censorious. Keswickianism taught the doctrine of the second blessing in non-Methodist...
- text that shows many revisions by its several authors, as well as the censorious influence of Edmund Tylney, Master of the Revels in the government of...