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sanction vs nihil obstat

nihil obstat vs sanction

sanction and nihil obstat both are nouns.

sanction is a verb but nihil obstat is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sanction Yes No Yes No
nihil obstat Yes No No No
As nouns, nihil obstat is a hyponym of sanction; that is, nihil obstat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sanction:
  • sanction: the act of final authorization
  • nihil obstat: authoritative approval
Other hyponyms of sanction include benefit of clergy, name.
As nouns, nihil obstat is a hyponym of sanction; that is, nihil obstat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sanction:
  • sanction: formal and explicit approval
  • 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
Other hyponyms of sanction include O.K., OK, okay, okeh, okey, visa.
sanction (noun) nihil obstat (noun)
the act of final authorization authoritative approval
a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards 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
official permission or approval
formal and explicit approval
sanction (verb) nihil obstat (verb)
give sanction to
give religious sanction to, such as through an oath
give authority or permission to
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