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In·dex· Li·bro·rum· Pro·hibi·to·rum (in′deks′ lē brō′ro̵̅o̅m′ prō hib′ē tō′ro̵̅o̅m′)

Historical a list of books that the Roman Catholic Church forbade its members to read (except by special permission) because the books were judged to be dangerous to faith or morals

Etymology: ModL, index of prohibited books

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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