Found 2 items, similar to expurgation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: expurgation expurgation n : the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work [syn: castration]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Expurgation Expurgation \Ex`pur*ga"tion\, n. [L. expurgatio justification, excuse: cf. F. expurgation.] The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous. --Milton. [1913 Webster]