Term: 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
Broader: sanction: formal and explicit approval | Unrelated: beaver: large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
Broader: sanction: formal and explicit approval | Unrelated: banana oil: a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas
Broader: sanction: formal and explicit approval | Unrelated: overbid: (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
Broader: sanction: formal and explicit approval | Unrelated: peridium: outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi
Broader: sanction: formal and explicit approval | Unrelated: organization chart: a chart showing the lines of responsibility between departments of a large organization
Broader: sanction: formal and explicit approval | Unrelated: whorled caraway: a caraway with whorled leaves
Broader: sanction: formal and explicit approval | Unrelated: lymphadenoma: an abnormally enlarged lymph node
Broader: sanction: formal and explicit approval | Unrelated: service: a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Broader: sanction: formal and explicit approval | Unrelated: cereus: genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white
Broader: sanction: formal and explicit approval | Unrelated: salutatorian: a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises