nihil obstat
noun/ˈnɪhɪl ˈɒbstæt/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin nihil obstat, from nihil (“nothing”) + obstat (“hinders”).
1
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.
- This ingenious plan expressed in a booklet by the Italian Roman Catholic priest had received three Nihil Obstats and two Imprimaturs from his bishop.1943, Elisabeth Achelis, The Calendar for Everybody, New York: G. P. Putnam's sons, page 53:
- Related terms
- imprimatur