Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nihil obstat | Yes | No | No | No |
countenance | Yes | No | Yes | No |
nihil obstat (noun) | countenance (noun) |
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authoritative approval | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
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 | the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) |
formal and explicit approval |
nihil obstat (verb) | countenance (verb) |
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consent to, give permission; permit |