Glossary
Converts drown in vocabulary. These are working definitions — what a term means, what it does not, and how you actually meet it in Catholic life. 47 entries and growing.
Canon Law
- Imprimatur
An official declaration by a bishop that a book is free of doctrinal or moral error and may be printed—literally, "let it be printed."
- Nihil Obstat
A censor's judgment that a manuscript contains nothing opposed to Catholic faith or morals—literally, "nothing stands in the way."