Both Uses of
censure
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 13 chapter version
- Compared to what he saw in it of censure or rebuke, how shallow Basil's reproaches about Sibyl Vane had been!†
Chpt 8censure = harsh or formal criticism
- Women who had wildly adored him, and for his sake had braved all social censure and set convention at defiance, were seen to grow pallid with shame or horror if Dorian Gray entered the room.
Chpt 9 *censure = criticism
Definitions:
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(1)
(censure) harsh criticism; or formal criticism from an organization -- such as the U.S. Senate
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Censure was used archaically to mean judgement or evaluation.