nihil obstat
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + obstat (“hinders”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nihil obstat (plural nihil obstats)
- 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.
Latin[edit]
Phrase[edit]
- (Roman Catholicism) This book has been found not to have breached religious or moral norms.
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
nihil obstat m (uncountable)
Further reading[edit]
- “nihil obstat”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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