nihil obstat
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + obstat (“hinders”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nihil obstat (plural nihil obstats)
- 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.
Latin edit
Phrase edit
- (Roman Catholicism) This book has been found not to have breached religious or moral norms.
Spanish edit
Noun edit
nihil obstat m (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “nihil obstat”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014