COMSTOCK

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• COMSTOCK (noun)
  The noun COMSTOCK has 1 sense:

1. United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)

  Familiarity information: COMSTOCK used as a noun is very rare.

• COMSTOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Anthony Comstock; Comstock

Instance hypernyms:

crusader; meliorist; reformer; reformist; social reformer (a disputant who advocates reform)