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nihil obstat

DEFINITIONS OF: nihil obstat

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n authoritative approval

Type of:
sanction
the act of final authorization

n 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

Type of:
countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant
formal and explicit approval
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