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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 means "let it be printed" in New Latin. It comes from Latin imprimere, meaning to "imprint" or " impress ." In the 1600s, the word appeared in the front matter of books, accompanied by the name of an official authorizing the book's printing.
IMPRIMATUR definition: 1. official permission to do something that is given by a person or group in a position of power…. Learn more.
IMPRIMATUR meaning: 1. official permission to do something that is given by a person or group in a position of power…. Learn more.
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.
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, (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 ...
If something such as a product has someone's imprimatur, that person has given it their official approval, for example by allowing their name to be shown on it. The University of Glasgow gave its imprimatur to the school.
imprimatur meaning, definition, what is imprimatur: approval of something, especially from a...: Learn more.
Imprimatur definition: Official approval or license to print or publish, especially as granted by a censor or an ecclesiastical authority.
Definition of imprimatur noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
