nihil obstat
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English
Etymology
From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + obstat (“hinders”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Phrase
- (Roman Catholicism) This book has been found not to have breached religious or moral norms.
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
nihil obstat m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “nihil obstat”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10