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Nihil obstat

//ˈnɪhɪl ˈɒbstæt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A declaration of no objection; (specifically) a declaration used by the Catholic Church to indicate a book, initiative, or appointment to an office has been found to not breach religious or moral norms.
  2. 2
    authoritative approval wordnet
  3. 3
    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 wordnet

Etymology

From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + obstat (“hinders”).

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