Search Result for "nihil obstat":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. 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;

2. authoritative approval; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nihil obstat
    n 1: 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
    2: authoritative approval