English → Latin
“censor” in Latin
cēnsorcensor; provincial magistrate with similar duties.; a critic, especially a severe one of morals and societyiūdexjudge; decider, umpire; jurorreprehēnsorblamer, censurer, reprehendervituperōto censure; to scold, tell off, blame; to disparage, find fault withobiūrgōto chide, scold, rebuke, reprimand; to chastise, punish; to dissuade or deter one from any thing, by means of reproofcastīgōto castigate, chastise, reprove; to punish; to rebuke, reprimand
The English word censor itself goes back to Latin cēnseō, through cēnsor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
censor
at Rome, censor: magister morum (Silver Age).
Of a book, *librorum censor (before publication): *judex criticus: *censor litteratus (after publication).
One who passes judgment: mostly of a severe judge: judex: reprehensor: vituperator: objurgator: castigator (SYN. in BLAME].
Blamer.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for censor?
- The usual Latin words for “censor” are cēnsor, iūdex, reprehēnsor; also vituperō, obiūrgō, castīgō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.