Example sentences for: proscribed

How can you use “proscribed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The term taboo in linguistics means, simply, `proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable' [RHD2] , but Jay prefers the narrow, somewhat archaic, anthropologist's definition that focuses on “supernatural” and “ritualistic” interdiction.

  • Its main definition in the Random House reads, “proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: taboo words ,” which I believe is a lot closer to what the editors were seeking than Vulgar .

  • The words proscribed by the old production codes were swearing or profanity in the true sense, with purely spiritual connotations in their reference to the Deity.

  • The Catalan language was again proscribed, even in schools and churches.

  • Often husbands carry HIV, while barrier methods of disease prevention, such as condoms, are proscribed, perhaps most vigorously by male-dominant religious organizations.


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