EXPURGATORY

expurgatory. Expurgatory, a. used in cleansing or purifying

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Ex‐pur″ga‐to‐ry (?), a. [[Cf. F. expurgatoire.]] Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying. “Expurgatory animadversions.” Sir T. Browne. Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under Index.