imprimatur

im·pri·ma·tur  (mpr-mätr, -mtr)

n.

1. Official approval or license to print or publish, especially under conditions of censorship.

2.

a. Official approval; sanction.

b. A mark of official approval: a directive bearing the imprimatur of high officials.

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[From New Latin imprimtur, let it be printed, third person sing. present subjunctive passive of Latin imprimere, to imprint; see impress¹.]

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imprimatur [imp-rim-ah-ter]

Noun

official approval for something to be printed, usually given by the Roman Catholic Church [New Latin: let it be printed]

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imprimatur

permission, particularly that given by the Roman Catholic Church, to publish or print; hence, any sanction or approval. (Latin: ‘let it be printed.’)

See also: Catholicism

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permission, particularly that given by the Roman Catholic Church, to publish or print; hence, any sanction or approval.

See also: Printing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

imprimatur - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" O.K., okay, okeh, okey, OK - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" visa - an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it nihil obstat - 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