An imprimatur is not guarantee of theological soundness, in reality. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Janet Smith replies to Dr. Schindler, defends Christopher West] Reference
However, Rome's imprimatur is required before sainthood can be declared. From Wordnik.com. [Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez] Reference
The hymns to which he gave his imprimatur are a most important part of the public worship of his followers. From Wordnik.com. [Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4] Reference
The conclusion is obvious; the imprimatur was a momentary insincerity for which there must have been specific, exterior reasons. From Wordnik.com. [Great Tew, Continued] Reference
So there's obviously something in the demand for expertise, the imprimatur, which is not really about the fact that they do a good job. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Are you worried about putting your name and kind of imprimatur on those organizations?. From Wordnik.com. [The Wealth of Choices: How the New Economy Puts Power in Your Hand & Money in Your Pocket] Reference
The U got their desired "imprimatur" from STP-MPLS with no effort whatsoever and none dare call it treason!. From Wordnik.com. [Archdiocesan KGB Tactics.] Reference
That is precisely what unions do, and their endorsements are far from merely an "imprimatur," as Ana suggests. From Wordnik.com. [Re: Swampcast - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference
Du Sautoy also assured Hart that the trustees would not accept a final text without the "imprimatur" of the academic advisers. From Wordnik.com. [The New 'Ulysses': The Hidden Controversy] Reference
The estate decided that the advisers no longer had the last word, and that the "imprimatur" of the advisers was no longer required. From Wordnik.com. [The New 'Ulysses': The Hidden Controversy] Reference
In 1926 it was granted an official Catholic 'imprimatur' ie approval because it was seen as being written by 'an unknown male of the fourteenth century'. From Wordnik.com. [Love and Virtue (for MadPriest)] Reference
For the artist, having our imprimatur is a huge boost, "Douglas said, acknowledging that the collection is historically important as a mirror to a changing society. From Wordnik.com. [Online gallery will open forgotten art to public view] Reference
Paula Lieberman @ 96: No, I meant that some people feel that self-publishing has a stigma, and that their work needs some kind of imprimatur before it merits publication. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: "No one goes around suggesting that everyone should become their own autonomous cheesemakers and cheering the death of the cheese industry. Why? Because that would result in a lot of shitty cheese."] Reference
They seem to bear upon them an "imprimatur" more powerful than any moral sanction. From Wordnik.com. [The Complex Vision] Reference
Dr. Zahm's book, suppressed in Italian, received the proper "imprimatur" in English!. From Wordnik.com. [Confessions of a Book-Lover] Reference
No longer is it possible for the elite to just state conclusions and impose them through some kind of imprimatur of authority borrowed from some institution. From Wordnik.com. [Discover Blogs] Reference
As he later said indignantly to Ferris, he would sooner have expected to see such a book written by and worse yet, under the '' imprimatur '' of the State Science Institute. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
"imprimatur" (official endorsement) by Joseph T. O'Keefe, Vicar General, Archdiocese of New York (Dec. 13, 1979), describes the Catholic position of capital punishment as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]]
Lugdunum in the same year, put also its imprimatur upon them. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election] Reference
The spurt was one more proof of the power of Winfrey's imprimatur. From Wordnik.com. [A Miracle On Your Doorstep] Reference
Vast funds and a royal imprimatur don't guarantee success, however. From Wordnik.com. [The King Versus The Radicals] Reference
But when Palin needed the imprimatur of Stevens, she trumpeted it loudly. From Wordnik.com. [Ted Stevens and the Gall of Sarah Palin] Reference
I. "May I, then, flatter myself with the hope that you will grant me your imprimatur?". From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times] Reference
But with the director's imprimatur, the fledgling screenwriter's film career has taken root. From Wordnik.com. [The Angst and the Passion] Reference
It shows what happens when an armed militia decides to act, even without government imprimatur. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2006] Reference
You are bringing -- there's an imprimatur of kind of little bit of being in the know, let's say. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2007] Reference
Needless to say, not all of these decisions, or even most of them, carry Mr. Gandhi's imprimatur. From Wordnik.com. [Gandhinomics] Reference
For six decades, William Hanna was half of the most famous cartoon imprimatur this side of Walt Disney. From Wordnik.com. [What Lives They Led] Reference
Besides introducing a new theological system, Augustine put his imprimatur upon the burning of heretics. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election] Reference
The good news about not depending on the paper's imprimatur means I've built a career from the ground up. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Pinter: Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner Speak Out On Franzen Feud: HuffPost Exclusive] Reference
And we would have had those things before 1997, with Britain's connivance and Britain's imprimatur, Britain's chop. From Wordnik.com. ['This Is A City In Its Prime'] Reference
Rather, it seems all but certain to propose things that will lend Bush's existing agenda the imprimatur of the word reform. From Wordnik.com. [THE FIX IS IN] Reference
Now, the Snuggie's cult-like following is likely to grow now that it's got the imprimatur of a bonafide rock and roll band. From Wordnik.com. [So It's Come To This: A Weezer Snuggie] Reference
The volume has been admirably produced by M.ssrs.M. H. Gill & Son, on Irish paper, with Irish ink, and bears the imprimatur of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Priest's Keepsake] Reference
His one-man debut at the Museum of Modern Art in 1976 had sharply divided critics but granted an institutional imprimatur to color. From Wordnik.com. [When Color Burst Through] Reference
But given that the United States has many allies, "unilateral" is meaningless unless it means "without the United Nations imprimatur.". From Wordnik.com. [After Powell, Before War] Reference
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