nihil obstat

== English == === Etymology === From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + obstat (“hinders”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪhɪl ˈɒbstæt/ === Noun === nihil obstat (plural nihil obstats) A declaration of no objection; (specifically) a declaration used by the Catholic Church to indicate a book, initiative, or appointment to an office has been found to not breach religious or moral norms. == Latin == === Phrase === nihil obstat (Roman Catholicism) This book has been found not to have breached religious or moral norms. == Spanish == === Alternative forms === níhil óbstat === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌniil ˈobstat/ [ˌni.il ˈoβ̞s.t̪at̪] Syllabification: ni‧hil obs‧tat === Noun === nihil obstat m (uncountable) nihil obstat synonym of beneplácito === Further reading === “nihil obstat”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “nihil obstat”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN