Comstockery
Comstockery noun - Censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality.
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Prudery and Comstockery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prudery" instead a noun "Comstockery".
Prudery
Prudery noun - A tendency to care a great deal about seemly behavior and morals especially in sexual matters.
Usage example: such prudery regarding artistic depictions of the nude has no place on a college campus
Comstockery and prudery are semantically related. You can use "Comstockery" instead a noun "Prudery".
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