Censorian
(Cen*so"ri*an) a. Censorial. [R.] Bacon.

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.

Censorship
(Cen"sor*ship) n. The office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a censorship. Holland.

The press was not indeed at that moment under a general censorship.
Macaulay.

Censual
(Cen"su*al) a. [L. censualis, fr. census.] Relating to, or containing, a census.

He caused the whole realm to be described in a censual roll.
Sir R. Baker.

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