ni|hil ob|stat

ni|hil ob|stat
ni|hil ob|stat «NY hihl OB stat, NEE-»,
1. Latin. nothing hinders.
2. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a phrase on the title page of a book, preceding the name of the official censor and indicating his approval: »

Milan's Roman Catholic Cardinal Montini withdrew the nihil obstat of the church (Time).

3. official or authoritative approval: »

The Foreign Office and the Colonial Office were duly consulted, and gave their nihil obstats (Observer).


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