censoring vs Bowdlerism

censoring and Bowdlerism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
censoring	Yes	No	No	No
Bowdlerism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Bowdlerism is a hyponym of censoring; that is, Bowdlerism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than censoring:

censoring: deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
Bowdlerism: censorship in the form of prudish expurgation

Other hyponyms of censoring include Comstockery.

censoring (noun)	Bowdlerism (noun)
deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances	censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy