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- Dictionaryimprimatur/ˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtə/
noun
- 1. an 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"
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IMPRIMATUR definition: 1. official permission to do something that is given by a person or group in a position of power…. Learn more.
1. a. : sanction, approval. b. : imprint. c. : a mark of approval or distinction. 2. a. : a license to print or publish especially by Roman Catholic episcopal authority. b. : approval of a publication under circumstances of official censorship. Did you know? Imprimatur means "let it be printed" in New Latin.
official permission to do something that is given by a person or group in a position of power: imprimatur of When he suspended the constitution and dissolved Congress, he had the imprimatur of the armed forces. Synonym. endorsement. Compare. sanction noun. warrant noun. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Allowing and permitting.
An imprimatur (sometimes abbreviated as impr., from Latin, "let it be printed") is a declaration authorizing publication of a book. The term is also applied loosely to any mark of approval or endorsement.
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.
Imprimatur definition: an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., especially a license issued by a censor of the Roman Catholic Church.. See examples of IMPRIMATUR used in a sentence.
If you give something your imprimatur, you give it your formal support or approval. An imprimatur is a fancy version of a thumbs-up sign. Originally, an imprimatur was a license that permitted a book to be printed.
imprimatur, (Latin: “let it be printed”), in the Roman Catholic church, a permission, required by contemporary canon law and granted by a bishop, for the publication of any work on Scripture or, in general, any writing containing something of peculiar significance to religion, theology, or morality. Strictly speaking, the imprimatur is ...
Definition of imprimatur noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Imprimatur definition: Official approval or license to print or publish, especially as granted by a censor or an ecclesiastical authority.
