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nihil obstat Definition

nihil ob·stat (nē′hil ō̂b′stät)

noun

  1. R.C.Ch. a printed phrase, followed by the name of an officially appointed censor, indicating that the publication carrying the phrase has been examined and judged free of doctrinal or moral error
  2. any official indication of nonopposition

Etymology: L, nothing obstructs

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