nihil obstat

معنی و تعریف

۱.
اسم

تعریف:

تأیید یا مجوز رسمی و معتبر

authoritative approval

مثال‌ها:

  • The project received a nihil obstat from the ethics committee before proceeding.
  • Without a nihil obstat from the board, the policy cannot be implemented.
۲.
اسم

تعریف:

عبارتی که توسط سانسورچی رسمی کلیسای کاتولیک روم برای اعلام اینکه یک نشریه بررسی شده و حاوی هیچ مطلب توهین‌آمیزی برای کلیسا نیست، استفاده می‌شود

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

مثال‌ها:

  • The publisher finally received the nihil obstat after months of waiting for the church's approval.
  • Without a nihil obstat from the diocese, the book could not be distributed among Catholic schools.