Definition of imprimatur in English:

imprimatur

noun ˌɪmprɪˈmeɪtəˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtʊəˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtə

1An official licence issued by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book.
the imprimatur for this edition was granted by Cardinal O'Casey
Example sentencesExamples
- And the document dealing with it wasn't issued by the Pope, though it bore his imprimatur.
- It was published by Perlado, Paez y Compania of Madrid, with the imprimatur of the bishop and ecclesiastic governor of Madrid-Alcala.
- Summers declared, ‘As Baptists we need no one man to stamp an imprimatur, nihil obstat on our writings.’
- That particular debate, so far as the Church was concerned, had been closed since at least 1741 when Benedict XIV bid the Holy Office grant an imprimatur to the first edition of the Complete Works of Galileo.
- In 1564 the original list became an updated and patrolled index, with professional theologians censoring texts and affixing imprimaturs, denying approval, or delaying approval until corrections were made.
Synonyms
permit, certificate, document, documentation, authorization, warrant, voucher, diploma
1. 1.1 A person's authoritative approval.
  the original LP enjoyed the imprimatur of the composer
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sands has used his connections in senior legal circles to provide a detailed account of the Labour government's manoeuvres to secure legal advice giving official imprimatur to the war.
  Yet even those newspapers that were not published directly by the government continued to seek its consent and imprimatur.
  Yeah, but the Comission has given its official imprimatur to this, so they're at least somewhat complicit.
  How many times in the past several months has the Kerry campaign implied that they have McCain's imprimatur on a key issue?
  It's given a kind of official imprimatur, because they build their kids up to be cheerleaders or jocks and they're openly disappointed if they don't make it.
  A nod of commiseration gains the force of imprimatur, becoming an official endorsement of the validity of his opinions.
  The funny thing is, Goldberg's endorsement may not be the imprimatur it may have seemed.
  All of the agreements to give back job security provisions and workplace safeguards won over previous decades bear the imprimatur of the unions and their factory representatives.
  When people hear this from the deputy leader of Fine Gael, they assume it has the imprimatur of the party,’ he added.
  No religious entity gets the government's imprimatur to further its religious mission, under the proper understanding of the Establishment Clause.
  The paper still bears the imprimatur of this considered effort in art direction, and I would have to say that in an age of speed reading, the notion that elegant typography actually slows you down is, I think, a good thing.
  Any choice program ought to very carefully avoid the appearance or reality of a government imprimatur for any particular brand of religious education.
  State officials would then be giving their formal imprimatur to actions that the various Conventions condemn without exception.
  For the first time in more than a century the ruling elite in the United States is about to place its official imprimatur on what it knows to be a stolen election.
  Buoyed by the religious imprimatur, the country's Shia majority is increasingly looking forward to exercising their democratic rights.
  It's a sign of the times that the imprimatur of a business carries more authority than do the efforts of an individual arts professional.
  One view is that they must receive the imprimatur of State consent through custom or treaty in order to become international law.
  This idea seemed so outlandish to Einstein that he kept Kaluza's paper for two years before giving it his final imprimatur.
  The UN had already given the US its imprimatur by passing this month's Security Council resolution explicitly calling for international aid for Iraq.
  Nowadays, even advanced states routinely forego the diplomatic niceties, though all seek and welcome the imprimatur of international support and recognition when they can get it.
  Synonyms
  authorization, approval, seal of approval, agreement, consent, assent, permission, endorsement, ratification, sanction, approbation, acquiescence, confirmation, blessing, leave

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, 'let it be printed', from the verb imprimere (see imprint).

Rhymes

barter, Bata, cantata, carter, cassata, charter, chipolata, ciabatta, darter, desiderata, errata, garter, Inkatha, Jakarta, Magna Carta, Maratha, martyr, Odonata, passata, persona non grata, rata, Renata, Río de la Plata, serenata, sonata, Sparta, starter, strata, taramasalata, tartar, Tatar, Zapata

Definition of imprimatur in US English:

imprimatur

noun

1An official license by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book.
Example sentencesExamples
- And the document dealing with it wasn't issued by the Pope, though it bore his imprimatur.
- It was published by Perlado, Paez y Compania of Madrid, with the imprimatur of the bishop and ecclesiastic governor of Madrid-Alcala.
- In 1564 the original list became an updated and patrolled index, with professional theologians censoring texts and affixing imprimaturs, denying approval, or delaying approval until corrections were made.
- That particular debate, so far as the Church was concerned, had been closed since at least 1741 when Benedict XIV bid the Holy Office grant an imprimatur to the first edition of the Complete Works of Galileo.
- Summers declared, ‘As Baptists we need no one man to stamp an imprimatur, nihil obstat on our writings.’
Synonyms
permit, certificate, document, documentation, authorization, warrant, voucher, diploma
1. 1.1in singular A person's acceptance or guarantee that something is of a good standard.
  the original LP enjoyed the imprimatur of the composer
  Example sentencesExamples
  The paper still bears the imprimatur of this considered effort in art direction, and I would have to say that in an age of speed reading, the notion that elegant typography actually slows you down is, I think, a good thing.
  It's a sign of the times that the imprimatur of a business carries more authority than do the efforts of an individual arts professional.
  The UN had already given the US its imprimatur by passing this month's Security Council resolution explicitly calling for international aid for Iraq.
  When people hear this from the deputy leader of Fine Gael, they assume it has the imprimatur of the party,’ he added.
  No religious entity gets the government's imprimatur to further its religious mission, under the proper understanding of the Establishment Clause.
  Buoyed by the religious imprimatur, the country's Shia majority is increasingly looking forward to exercising their democratic rights.
  Yeah, but the Comission has given its official imprimatur to this, so they're at least somewhat complicit.
  This idea seemed so outlandish to Einstein that he kept Kaluza's paper for two years before giving it his final imprimatur.
  For the first time in more than a century the ruling elite in the United States is about to place its official imprimatur on what it knows to be a stolen election.
  State officials would then be giving their formal imprimatur to actions that the various Conventions condemn without exception.
  How many times in the past several months has the Kerry campaign implied that they have McCain's imprimatur on a key issue?
  One view is that they must receive the imprimatur of State consent through custom or treaty in order to become international law.
  Any choice program ought to very carefully avoid the appearance or reality of a government imprimatur for any particular brand of religious education.
  It's given a kind of official imprimatur, because they build their kids up to be cheerleaders or jocks and they're openly disappointed if they don't make it.
  Yet even those newspapers that were not published directly by the government continued to seek its consent and imprimatur.
  A nod of commiseration gains the force of imprimatur, becoming an official endorsement of the validity of his opinions.
  All of the agreements to give back job security provisions and workplace safeguards won over previous decades bear the imprimatur of the unions and their factory representatives.
  The funny thing is, Goldberg's endorsement may not be the imprimatur it may have seemed.
  Sands has used his connections in senior legal circles to provide a detailed account of the Labour government's manoeuvres to secure legal advice giving official imprimatur to the war.
  Nowadays, even advanced states routinely forego the diplomatic niceties, though all seek and welcome the imprimatur of international support and recognition when they can get it.
  Synonyms
  authorization, approval, seal of approval, agreement, consent, assent, permission, endorsement, ratification, sanction, approbation, acquiescence, confirmation, blessing, leave

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, ‘let it be printed’, from the verb imprimere (see imprint).

单词	imprimatur
释义	Definition of imprimatur in English: imprimatur noun ˌɪmprɪˈmeɪtəˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtʊəˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtə 1An official licence issued by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book. the imprimatur for this edition was granted by Cardinal O'Casey Example sentencesExamples And the document dealing with it wasn't issued by the Pope, though it bore his imprimatur. It was published by Perlado, Paez y Compania of Madrid, with the imprimatur of the bishop and ecclesiastic governor of Madrid-Alcala. Summers declared, ‘As Baptists we need no one man to stamp an imprimatur, nihil obstat on our writings.’ That particular debate, so far as the Church was concerned, had been closed since at least 1741 when Benedict XIV bid the Holy Office grant an imprimatur to the first edition of the Complete Works of Galileo. In 1564 the original list became an updated and patrolled index, with professional theologians censoring texts and affixing imprimaturs, denying approval, or delaying approval until corrections were made. Synonyms permit, certificate, document, documentation, authorization, warrant, voucher, diploma 1.1 A person's authoritative approval. the original LP enjoyed the imprimatur of the composer Example sentencesExamples Sands has used his connections in senior legal circles to provide a detailed account of the Labour government's manoeuvres to secure legal advice giving official imprimatur to the war. Yet even those newspapers that were not published directly by the government continued to seek its consent and imprimatur. Yeah, but the Comission has given its official imprimatur to this, so they're at least somewhat complicit. How many times in the past several months has the Kerry campaign implied that they have McCain's imprimatur on a key issue? It's given a kind of official imprimatur, because they build their kids up to be cheerleaders or jocks and they're openly disappointed if they don't make it. A nod of commiseration gains the force of imprimatur, becoming an official endorsement of the validity of his opinions. The funny thing is, Goldberg's endorsement may not be the imprimatur it may have seemed. All of the agreements to give back job security provisions and workplace safeguards won over previous decades bear the imprimatur of the unions and their factory representatives. When people hear this from the deputy leader of Fine Gael, they assume it has the imprimatur of the party,’ he added. No religious entity gets the government's imprimatur to further its religious mission, under the proper understanding of the Establishment Clause. The paper still bears the imprimatur of this considered effort in art direction, and I would have to say that in an age of speed reading, the notion that elegant typography actually slows you down is, I think, a good thing. Any choice program ought to very carefully avoid the appearance or reality of a government imprimatur for any particular brand of religious education. State officials would then be giving their formal imprimatur to actions that the various Conventions condemn without exception. For the first time in more than a century the ruling elite in the United States is about to place its official imprimatur on what it knows to be a stolen election. Buoyed by the religious imprimatur, the country's Shia majority is increasingly looking forward to exercising their democratic rights. It's a sign of the times that the imprimatur of a business carries more authority than do the efforts of an individual arts professional. One view is that they must receive the imprimatur of State consent through custom or treaty in order to become international law. This idea seemed so outlandish to Einstein that he kept Kaluza's paper for two years before giving it his final imprimatur. The UN had already given the US its imprimatur by passing this month's Security Council resolution explicitly calling for international aid for Iraq. Nowadays, even advanced states routinely forego the diplomatic niceties, though all seek and welcome the imprimatur of international support and recognition when they can get it. Synonyms authorization, approval, seal of approval, agreement, consent, assent, permission, endorsement, ratification, sanction, approbation, acquiescence, confirmation, blessing, leave Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, 'let it be printed', from the verb imprimere (see imprint). Rhymes barter, Bata, cantata, carter, cassata, charter, chipolata, ciabatta, darter, desiderata, errata, garter, Inkatha, Jakarta, Magna Carta, Maratha, martyr, Odonata, passata, persona non grata, rata, Renata, Río de la Plata, serenata, sonata, Sparta, starter, strata, taramasalata, tartar, Tatar, Zapata Definition of imprimatur in US English: imprimatur noun 1An official license by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book. Example sentencesExamples And the document dealing with it wasn't issued by the Pope, though it bore his imprimatur. It was published by Perlado, Paez y Compania of Madrid, with the imprimatur of the bishop and ecclesiastic governor of Madrid-Alcala. In 1564 the original list became an updated and patrolled index, with professional theologians censoring texts and affixing imprimaturs, denying approval, or delaying approval until corrections were made. That particular debate, so far as the Church was concerned, had been closed since at least 1741 when Benedict XIV bid the Holy Office grant an imprimatur to the first edition of the Complete Works of Galileo. Summers declared, ‘As Baptists we need no one man to stamp an imprimatur, nihil obstat on our writings.’ Synonyms permit, certificate, document, documentation, authorization, warrant, voucher, diploma 1.1in singular A person's acceptance or guarantee that something is of a good standard. the original LP enjoyed the imprimatur of the composer Example sentencesExamples The paper still bears the imprimatur of this considered effort in art direction, and I would have to say that in an age of speed reading, the notion that elegant typography actually slows you down is, I think, a good thing. It's a sign of the times that the imprimatur of a business carries more authority than do the efforts of an individual arts professional. The UN had already given the US its imprimatur by passing this month's Security Council resolution explicitly calling for international aid for Iraq. When people hear this from the deputy leader of Fine Gael, they assume it has the imprimatur of the party,’ he added. No religious entity gets the government's imprimatur to further its religious mission, under the proper understanding of the Establishment Clause. Buoyed by the religious imprimatur, the country's Shia majority is increasingly looking forward to exercising their democratic rights. Yeah, but the Comission has given its official imprimatur to this, so they're at least somewhat complicit. This idea seemed so outlandish to Einstein that he kept Kaluza's paper for two years before giving it his final imprimatur. For the first time in more than a century the ruling elite in the United States is about to place its official imprimatur on what it knows to be a stolen election. State officials would then be giving their formal imprimatur to actions that the various Conventions condemn without exception. How many times in the past several months has the Kerry campaign implied that they have McCain's imprimatur on a key issue? One view is that they must receive the imprimatur of State consent through custom or treaty in order to become international law. Any choice program ought to very carefully avoid the appearance or reality of a government imprimatur for any particular brand of religious education. It's given a kind of official imprimatur, because they build their kids up to be cheerleaders or jocks and they're openly disappointed if they don't make it. Yet even those newspapers that were not published directly by the government continued to seek its consent and imprimatur. A nod of commiseration gains the force of imprimatur, becoming an official endorsement of the validity of his opinions. All of the agreements to give back job security provisions and workplace safeguards won over previous decades bear the imprimatur of the unions and their factory representatives. The funny thing is, Goldberg's endorsement may not be the imprimatur it may have seemed. Sands has used his connections in senior legal circles to provide a detailed account of the Labour government's manoeuvres to secure legal advice giving official imprimatur to the war. Nowadays, even advanced states routinely forego the diplomatic niceties, though all seek and welcome the imprimatur of international support and recognition when they can get it. Synonyms authorization, approval, seal of approval, agreement, consent, assent, permission, endorsement, ratification, sanction, approbation, acquiescence, confirmation, blessing, leave Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, ‘let it be printed’, from the verb imprimere (see imprint).
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