Phrase guide
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
authoritative approval
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sanction
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
History
Borrowed from Latin nihil obstat, from nihil (“nothing”) + obstat (“hinders”).
Across languages
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