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Index Librorum Prohibitorum
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Index Librorum Prohibitorum Latin [ˈɪndɛks laɪˈbrɔːrʊm prəʊˌhɪbɪˈtɔːrʊm]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church (formerly) an official list of proscribed books Often called the Index
[C17, literally: list of forbidden books]
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In 1559, it published the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("Index of Prohibited Books").
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English practices are thus sharply distinguished from the dominant Continental practices exemplified by the Index librorum prohibitorum, though both systems derive from Roman law and are modified by medieval canonical, civil, and theological interventions.
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On a serious note, the works of most of the philosophers mentioned above were officially banned by the Catholic church and included in the Index of Prohibited Books (or Index Librorum Pohibitorum, to give it its impressive Latin name.
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