"censorian" meaning in English

See censorian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more censorian [comparative], most censorian [superlative]
Etymology: From censor + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|censor|ian}} censor + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} censorian (comparative more censorian, superlative most censorian)
  1. Archaic form of censorial. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: censorial
    Sense id: en-censorian-en-adj-XvESQhcJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Noun

Forms: censorians [plural]
Etymology: From censor + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|censor|ian}} censor + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} censorian (plural censorians)
  1. A censorious person.
    Sense id: en-censorian-en-noun-II~4bETL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

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