ni·hil ob·stat 
(nī′hĭl ŏbstät′, -stăt′, nē′-)
(nī′hĭl ŏbstät′, -stăt′, nē′-)n.
1. Roman Catholic Church An attestation by a church censor that a book contains nothing damaging to faith or morals.
2. Official approval, especially of an artistic work.
[Latin, nothing hinders : nihil, nothing + obstat, third person sing. present tense of obstāre, to hinder.]
- Indo-European root: an-
- Indo-European root: angh-
- Indo-European root: ansu-
- Indo-European root: ant-
- Indo-European root: anə-
- Indo-European root: apo-
- Indo-European root: ar-
- Indo-European root: arg-
- Indo-European root: as-
- Indo-European root: at-
- Indo-European root: au-
- Indo-European root: aug-
- Indo-European root: aus-
- Indo-European root: awi-
- Indo-European root: awo-
- Indo-European root: ayer-
- Indo-European root: ayes-
- Indo-European root: bak-
- Indo-European root: bel-
- Indo-European root: bha-bhā-
- Indo-European root: bhad-
- Indo-European root: bhag-
- Indo-European root: bhardh-ā-
- Indo-European root: bhares-
- Indo-European root: bhau-