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==Origin==

==Origin==

New Latin, let it be printed, [[Latin]] ''imprimātur'' , 3rd singular present subjunctive passive of ''imprimĕre'' to [[impress]], imprint, in [[modern]] Latin, to [[print]].

New Latin, let it be printed, [[Latin]] ''imprimātur'' , 3rd singular present subjunctive passive of ''imprimĕre'' to [[impress]], imprint, in [[modern]] Latin, to [[print]].

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1640]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1640]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : a [[license]] to print or publish especially by Roman Catholic episcopal [[authority]]  

*1a : a [[license]] to print or publish especially by Roman Catholic episcopal [[authority]]  

An '''imprimatur''' (from Latin, "let it be printed") is, in the proper sense, a [[declaration]] authorizing publication of a [[book]]. The term is also applied loosely to any mark of approval or endorsement.

An '''imprimatur''' (from Latin, "let it be printed") is, in the proper sense, a [[declaration]] authorizing publication of a [[book]]. The term is also applied loosely to any mark of approval or endorsement.

In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church Catholic Church] an imprimatur is an official [[declaration]] by a [[Church]] [[authority]] that a [[book]] or other printed work may be published. Since, according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_law canon law], this [[permission]] must be preceded by a declaration (known as a ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihil_obstat nihil obstat]'') by a person charged with the duties of a [[censor]] that the work contains nothing damaging to [[faith]] or [[morals]], the bishop's authorization of publication is implicitly a [[public]] declaration that nothing offensive to Catholic teaching on [[faith]] and [[morals]] has been found in it. The imprimatur is not an endorsement by the bishop of the [[content]]s of a [[book]], not even of the religious [[opinions]] expressed in it, being merely a declaration about what is not in the book. In the published work, the imprimatur is sometimes accompanied by a declaration of the following tenor:

In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church Catholic Church] an imprimatur is an official [[declaration]] by a [[Church]] [[authority]] that a [[book]] or other printed work may be published. Since, according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_law canon law], this [[permission]] must be preceded by a declaration (known as a ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihil_obstat nihil obstat]'') by a person charged with the duties of a [[censor]] that the work contains nothing damaging to [[faith]] or [[morals]], the bishop's authorization of publication is implicitly a [[public]] declaration that nothing offensive to Catholic teaching on [[faith]] and [[morals]] has been found in it. The imprimatur is not an endorsement by the bishop of the [[content]]s of a [[book]], not even of the religious [[opinions]] expressed in it, being merely a declaration about what is not in the book. In the published work, the imprimatur is sometimes accompanied by a declaration of the following tenor:

<blockquote>The nihil obstat and imprimatur are declarations that a book or pamphlet is free of doctrinal or moral error. No implication is contained therein that those who have granted the nihil obstat or imprimatur agree with the contents, opinions or statements expressed.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The nihil obstat and imprimatur are declarations that a book or pamphlet is free of doctrinal or moral error. No implication is contained therein that those who have granted the nihil obstat or imprimatur agree with the contents, opinions or statements expressed.</blockquote>

The [[person]] empowered to issue the imprimatur is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_hierarchy#Local_ordinaries local ordinary] of the [[author]] or of the place of publication. If he refuses to grant an imprimatur for a work that has received a favourable ''nihil obstat'' from the [[censor]], he must inform the author of his reasons for doing so. This enables the author, if he wishes, to make changes so as to overcome the ordinary's [[difficulty]].

The [[person]] empowered to issue the imprimatur is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_hierarchy#Local_ordinaries local ordinary] of the [[author]] or of the place of publication. If he refuses to grant an imprimatur for a work that has received a favourable ''nihil obstat'' from the [[censor]], he must inform the author of his reasons for doing so. This enables the author, if he wishes, to make changes so as to overcome the ordinary's [[difficulty]].

If further [[examination]] shows that a work is not free of doctrinal or moral [[error]], the imprimatur granted for its publication can be withdrawn. This happened three times in the 1980s, when the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See Holy See] judged that [[complaint]]s made to it about religion textbooks for [[schools]] were well founded and ordered the bishop to revoke his approval.

If further [[examination]] shows that a work is not free of doctrinal or moral [[error]], the imprimatur granted for its publication can be withdrawn. This happened three times in the 1980s, when the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See Holy See] judged that [[complaint]]s made to it about religion textbooks for [[schools]] were well founded and ordered the bishop to revoke his approval.

The imprimatur granted for a publication is not valid for later editions of the same [[work]] or for [[translations]] into another language. For these, new imprimaturs are required.

The imprimatur granted for a publication is not valid for later editions of the same [[work]] or for [[translations]] into another language. For these, new imprimaturs are required.

The [[permission]] of the local ordinary is required for the publication of prayer books, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechism catechisms] and other catechetical texts, and school textbooks on [[Scripture]], [[theology]], canon law, church history, or religious or moral subjects. It is recommended, but without [[obligation]], that books on the last-mentioned subjects not intended to be used as school textbooks and all books dealing especially with [[religious]] or [[moral]] subjects be submitted to the local ordinary for [[judgement]].

The [[permission]] of the local ordinary is required for the publication of prayer books, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechism catechisms] and other catechetical texts, and school textbooks on [[Scripture]], [[theology]], canon law, church history, or religious or moral subjects. It is recommended, but without [[obligation]], that books on the last-mentioned subjects not intended to be used as school textbooks and all books dealing especially with [[religious]] or [[moral]] subjects be submitted to the local ordinary for [[judgement]].

In 2010, Bishop [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_C._Rhoades Kevin C. Rhoades] was the first bishop to grant an imprimatur to an iPhone application.

In 2010, Bishop [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_C._Rhoades Kevin C. Rhoades] was the first bishop to grant an imprimatur to an iPhone application.

English laws of 1586, 1637 and 1662 required an official [[license]] for printing [[books]]. The 1662 act required that, according to their subject, books needed to receive the authorization, known as the imprimatur, of the Lord Chancellor, the Earl Marshall, a principal Secretary of State, the Archbishop of Canterbury or the Bishop of London. This law finally expired in 1695.

English laws of 1586, 1637 and 1662 required an official [[license]] for printing [[books]]. The 1662 act required that, according to their subject, books needed to receive the authorization, known as the imprimatur, of the Lord Chancellor, the Earl Marshall, a principal Secretary of State, the Archbishop of Canterbury or the Bishop of London. This law finally expired in 1695.

[[Category: History]]

[[Category: History]]