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imprimatur
im·pri·ma·tur I0066700 (ĭm′prə-mä′to͝or, -mā′tər)n.1. Official approval or license to print or publish, especially as granted by a censor or an ecclesiastical authority.2. a. Official approval; sanction: Does their idea get your imprimatur?b. A mark of official approval: a directive bearing the imprimatur of high officials.
[From New Latin imprimātur, let it be printed, third person sing. present subjunctive passive of Latin imprimere, to imprint; see impress1.]imprimatur (ˌɪmprɪˈmeɪtə; -ˈmɑː-) n1. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a licence granted by a bishop certifying the Church's approval of a book to be published2. sanction, authority, or approval, esp for something to be printed[C17: New Latin, literally: let it be printed]im•pri•ma•tur (ˌɪm prɪˈmɑ tər, -ˈmeɪ-, ɪmˈprɪm əˌtʊər, -ˌtyʊər)
n. 1. permission to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., granted by a bishop's authority after such work has received a censor's clearance. Compare nihil obstat. 2. sanction; approval. [1630–40; < New Latin: let it be printed, Latin: let it be made by pressing upon (something)] imprimaturpermission, 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
permission, particularly that given by the Roman Catholic Church, to publish or print; hence, any sanction or approval.See also: PrintingThesaurus| Noun | 1. | imprimatur - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrantcommendation, 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 itnihil 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 |
Translationsimprimatur
imprimatur RC Church a licence granted by a bishop certifying the Church's approval of a book to be published imprimaturlicense given by Roman Catholic Church to publish a book. [Christian Hist.: Misc.]See: Censorshipimprimatur
imprimatur Vox populi Sanction; approvalImprimatur
Imprimatur[Latin, Let it be printed.] A license or allowance, granted by the constituted authorities, giving permission to print and publish a book. This allowance was formerly necessary in England before any book could lawfully be printed, and in some other countries is still required. IMPRIMATUR. A license or allowance to one to print.
2. At one time, before a book could be printed in England, it was requisite that a permission should be obtained that permission was called an imprimatur. In some countries where the press is liable to censure, an imprimatur is required. IMPRIMATUR
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imprimatur
Synonyms for imprimaturnoun formal and explicit approvalSynonyms- sanction
- countenance
- endorsement
- indorsement
- warrant
Related Words- commendation
- approval
- O.K.
- okay
- okeh
- okey
- OK
- visa
- nihil obstat
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