Definition of nihil obstat:
		
		
		(n) :
		
		authoritative approval; 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
		
	 
 
		
		
		Definition of nihil obstat:
		
		
		(n) :
		
		authoritative approval; 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