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nihil obstats

nihil obstats is the plural of nihil obstat.

Meaning of nihil obstat

Noun

nihil obstat (plural nihil obstats)

  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

Questions about nihil obstats

What is nihil obstats the plural of?
Nihil obstats is the plural of nihil obstat.

Words near nihil obstats in the dictionary

  1. nihil album
  2. nihil debet
  3. nihil dicit
  4. nihil dicits
  5. nihil obstat
  6. nihil obstats
  7. nihilartikel
  8. nihilartikels
  9. nihilate
  10. nihilated
  11. nihilates

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