nihil obstat
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(Latin for "nothing hinders"; used in the Roman Catholic Church) a certification by an official censor that a book is not objectionable on doctrinal or moral grounds
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nihil obstat
The Stonecipheco minion Neil Obstat Jr., meanwhile, is named for the phrase of papal censorship, nihil obstat ("nothing hinders"), in a corollary to legalistic control over language.
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