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nihil obstat

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ni⋅hil ob⋅stat

  [nahy-hil ob-stat, nee-]
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–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; < L: lit., nothing stands in the way
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ni·hil ob·stat   (nī'hĭl ŏb'stät', -stāt', nē'-)   
n.  

  1. Roman Catholic Church An attestation by a church censor that a book contains nothing damaging to faith or morals.

  2. Official approval, especially of an artistic work.


[Latin, nothing hinders : nihil, nothing + obstat, third person sing. present tense of obstāre, to hinder.]
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