All 3 Uses of
censure
in
Henry VIII
- wag his tongue in censure
Scene 1.1 *censure = criticism
- We must not stint Our necessary actions, in the fear To cope malicious censurers; which ever, As ravenous fishes, do a vessel follow That is new-trimm'd, but benefit no further Than vainly longing.†
Scene 1.2
- Most honour'd madam, My Lord of York, out of his noble nature, Zeal and obedience he still bore your Grace, Forgetting, like a good man, your late censure Both of his truth and him, which was too far, Offers, as I do, in a sign of peace, His service and his counsel.†
Scene 3.1censure = harsh or formal criticism
Definition:
harsh criticism; or formal criticism from an organization -- such as the U.S. Senate