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NIHIL OBSTAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Authoritative approval
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("nihil obstat" is a kind of...):
sanction (the act of final authorization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nihil obstat" is a kind of...):
countenance; endorsement; imprimatur; indorsement; sanction; warrant (formal and explicit approval)
