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nihil obstat
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nihil obstat has 2 senses
- nihil obstat(n = noun.communication) Array - the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church; Array is a kind of countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant
- nihil obstat(n = noun.act) Array - authoritative approval; Array is a kind of sanction
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nihil obstat, n.
1 RC Ch. a certificate that a book is not open to objection on doctrinal or moral grounds.
2 an authorization or official approval.
1 RC Ch. a certificate that a book is not open to objection on doctrinal or moral grounds.
2 an authorization or official approval.
Etymology
L, = nothing hinders
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