im·pri·ma·tur (ĭm′prə-mä′to͝or, -mā′tər) n. 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. [From New Latin imprimātur , let it be printed, third person sing. present subjunctive passive of Latin imprimere , to imprint; see impress1.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

imprimatur ( ˌɪmprɪˈmeɪtə; -ˈmɑː- ) n 1. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a licence granted by a bishop certifying the Church's approval of a book to be published 2. sanction, authority, or approval, esp for something to be printed [C17: New Latin, literally: let it be printed] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

im•pri•ma•tur (ˌɪm prɪˈmɑ tər, -ˈmeɪ-, ɪmˈprɪm əˌtʊər, -ˌtyʊər)



n. 1. permission to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., granted by a bishop's authority after such work has received a censor's clearance. Compare permission to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., granted by a bishop's authority after such work has received a censor's clearance. Compare nihil obstat 2. sanction; approval. [1630–40; < New Latin: let it be printed, Latin: let it be made by pressing upon (something)] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.