Associations to the word «Expurgation»

Wiktionary

EXPURGATION, noun. The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.

Dictionary definition

EXPURGATION, noun. The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche