imprimatur
[ im-pri-mah-ter, -mey-, -prahy- ]
/ ˌɪm prɪˈmɑ tər, -ˈmeɪ-, -praɪ- /
noun
an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., especially a license issued by a censor of the Roman Catholic Church.Compare nihil obstat.
sanction or approval; support: Our plan has the company president's imprimatur.
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Origin of imprimatur
1630–40; < New Latin: let it be printed, Latin: let it be made by pressing upon (something); see impress1
Words nearby imprimatur
impressive aphasia, impressment, impressure, imprest, imprest fund, imprimatur, imprimis, imprint, imprinter, imprinting, imprison
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imprimatur
/ (ˌɪmprɪˈmeɪtə, -ˈmɑː-) /
noun
RC Church a licence granted by a bishop certifying the Church's approval of a book to be published
sanction, authority, or approval, esp for something to be printed
Word Origin for imprimatur
C17: New Latin, literally: let it be printed
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