Added to
Favorites
Sign Up
Log In
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Related Searches
Imprimatur
Catholic imprimatur
Parody
Nearby Words
nigritic
nigrities
nigritude
nigromancie
nigromancien
nigroporus
nigroporus vino...
nigrosin
nigrosine
nigrostriatal
nigua
nigun
nih
nihau
nihau island
nihb
nihcl
nihe
nihecs
nihil
nihil obstat
nihil'istic
nihil-obstat
nihilism
nihilist
nihilistic
nihilistic delu...
nihilistically
nihility
nihm
nihon
nii
niigata
niihama
niihau
niitsu
nij
nijinsky
nijinsky, vasla...
nijmegen
nik
nihil obstat
[
nahy
-hil
ob
-stat
,
nee
-
]
What Is
Nihil Obstat
www.ask.com/What+Is+
Nihil
+
Obstat
Questions What Is
Nihil Obstat
What Is
Nihil Obstat
Answers
Imprimatur Monaldi
www.dealoz.com/Book
Compare Prices & Save on this Book. Any new, used books. Free coupons.
Nil
obstat
www.analyrics.com/analyze+Your+Lyrics
Get Stats for Nil
obstat
? Incredible Numbers about Lyrics
Ads
ni·hil ob·stat
/
ˈnaɪ
hɪl ˈɒb
stæt
,
ˈni-
/
Show Spelled
[
nahy
-hil
ob
-stat
,
nee
-
]
Show IPA
noun
Roman Catholic Church
.
permission to publish a book, granted by an official censor who, upon examining it, has certified that it contains
nothing
contrary to faith or morals.
Origin:
1885–90;
<
Latin:
literally, nothing stands in the way
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
nihil obstat
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Nihil obstat
is always a great word to know.
So is
callithumpian
. Does it mean:
So is
flibbertigibbet
. Does it mean:
So is
lollapalooza
. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
nihil obstat
(ˈɒbstæt)
—
the phrase used by a Roman Catholic censor to declare publication inoffensive to faith or morals
[Latin, literally: nothing hinders]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For
Nihil obstat
People who can define
Nihil obstat
may know
45,520
words, as many as a
12th grader.
How many words do you know?
Remove ads like these. Upgrade now!
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Thesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright ©
2012
. All rights reserved.
About
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT