Definition of nihil obstat

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ni·hil ob·stat    (nhl bstät, -stt, n-) KEY 

NOUN:

1. Roman Catholic Church An attestation by a church censor that a book contains nothing damaging to faith or morals.
2. Official approval, especially of an artistic work.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin, nothing hinders : nihil, nothing + obstat, third person sing. present tense of obstre, to hinder