Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nihil_obstat

2 senses of nihil obstat

Sense 1
nihil obstat -- (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)
       => sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur -- (formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement")

Sense 2
nihil obstat -- (authoritative approval)
       => sanction -- (the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church")