nihil obstat

noun

nihil ob·​stat

-ˈäbzˌtat,

-bˌst-

1

: the certification by an official censor of the Roman Catholic Church that a book has been examined and found to contain nothing opposed to faith and morals

2

: authoritative or official approval

the surest road to fame was … through the imprimatur and nihil obstat of a foreign critic

—P. H. Odegard

Word History

Etymology

Latin, nothing hinders

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