Definition for Imprimatur:

• A license or allowance to one to print.

Synonyms for Imprimatur:

• n.

  •approval (noun)
  • permit,
  • charter,
  • sanction.
  •catholicism (noun)
  • apostolic,
  • confess,
  • conclave,
  • catholic,
  • altar boy,
  • anglo-catholic,
  • confession,
  • catholicism,
  • bull.
  •communication (noun)
  • warrant,
  • imprimatur,
  • countenance,
  • Indorsement,
  • endorsement.
  •permission (noun)
  • pro mises,
  • re-cognition,
  • empowerments,
  • sanctifications,
  • condonances,
  • re cognitions,
  • pro mise,
  • pro-mise,
  • stamp approval,
  • sufferances,
  • re cognition,
  • pro-mises.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • approval,
  • canonization,
  • commendation,
  • empowerment,
  • permission,
  • sanctification,
  • seal,
  • sticker,
  • sufferance,
  • toleration,
  • stickers,
  • stamp of approval,
  • canonizations,
  • condonance,
  • lettings.

Paraphrases for Imprimatur:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    endorsement, clearance, adoption.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    go-ahead, approval, stamp.

Antonyms for Imprimatur:

• n.

  • approval
    prohibition, veto.
  • Other antonyms:
    disapprobation, rejection, dissatisfaction, refusal, dislike, reproach, deprecation, criticism, opprobrium, disapproval, reprobation, disparagement, censure, repudiation, depreciation, denunciation, reprehension, condemnation, disfavor.

Imprimatur Sentence Examples:

• Horace Walpole, laughing at the City of London for employing one whom he thought a very indifferent craftsman to write their history, said he supposed that presently, instead of having books published with the imprimatur of an university, they would be 'printed as churches are whitewashed - John Smith and Thomas Johnson, Churchwardens.

• The publisher explained to him, in the kindest manner, that there was an enormous over - production of verse, and that it took a great part of one man's time simply to overhaul the cart - loads of it that were trying to get themselves into print with the imprimatur of his famous house.

Hypernym for Imprimatur:

• n.

  • communication
    Nihil Obstat, okey, okeh, ok, okay, visa, O.K..

Hyponym for Imprimatur:

• n.

  • communication
    approval, commendation.