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Definition of Nihil obstat
1. Noun. 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.
2. Noun. Authoritative approval.
Generic synonyms: Sanction
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nihil Obstat
Literary usage of Nihil obstat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Konkani Grammar by Angelus Francis Xavier Maffei (1882)
"... 1) •licet leg ere, 2) nihil obstat quo minus legatur, 3) possum legere ...
3) nihil obstat quo- minus legam — I can read. 15. ..."
2. The Origin of Ideas by Antonio Rosmini (1883)
"[Formal sanction to the first edition of this work given at Rome in 1830.]
nihil obstat. Fr. Antonius Franc. Orioli Or. Min. ..."
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