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- Latin · borrowed fromnihil obstat
- English todaynihil obstat
Borrowed from Latin nihil obstat, from nihil (“nothing”) + obstat (“hinders”).
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nihil obstat
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Latin nihil obstat