Crossword clues for bowdlerization
bowdlerization
The Collaborative International Dictionary
bowdlerization
bowdlerization \bowdlerization\ n. the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent.
Syn: bowdlerisation, expurgation.
Wiktionary
bowdlerization
n. The action or instance of bowdlerize; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
WordNet
bowdlerization
n. written material that has been bowdlerized [syn: bowdlerisation]
the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent [syn: bowdlerisation]
Usage examples of "bowdlerization".
Idylls of the King is a fairly typical Victorian bowdlerization that accepted the prevailing attitude of the time that Le Morte darthur was little more than 'bold bawdry and open manslaughter'.