Word for the Day, January 11, 2008 - Imprimatur

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[tioga]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

Imprimatur

Noun

1. Official license or approval to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; especially, such a license issued by the Roman Catholic episcopal authority.
2. Approval; sanction.
3. A mark of approval or distinction.

Imprimatur is from New Latin imprimatur, "let it be printed," from imprimere, "to imprint," from Latin, from in- + premere, "to press."

[tioga]

one more roll call ping!

Raining cats and dogs on my morning......how dreary the day has begun.

[tioga]

now Big Brother wants to control our thermostats? can you just imagine them turning down your temps from the big bro command center ???

[Gabz]

Sounds lovely!

[Robert A Cook PE]

(Robt notes that ti is asking that question “as if” tioga is uncertain whether or not tihubby deleted the list.)

St Ronnie, other the other hand, KNOWS fer sure when Robt deletes anythong from HER PC!

[Robert A Cook PE]

The NY TImes perhaps needs a Imprintatur to verify whether ANY story recently printed there has any facts at all ....

Or, of course, they could just imprintadventure to have fun and fantasy - they do on the editorial pages.

[tioga]

HE deleted it all right. with HUNDREDS of emails still on file.....he deleted the ONE I told him never to delete. go figure. all his infernal JOKE emails are still there........ (sigh)

[tioga]

A+++

the nyslimes should have their publication revoked due to out right lies.

[tioga]

um......we share the computer and share the email account.....

[tioga]

-global warming has not put it's imprimatur on the desert of Iraq yet! SNOW falls in Iraq - 'splain that algore!

[mikrofon]

I thought that IMPrimatur was the office Kookcinich was going for?

[SoothingDave]

Would the issuer of an imprimatur be an imprimateur?

Nope, a bishop.

[SoothingDave]

I’m sorry, but you are in violation. You can’t have an Imprimatur without a Nihil Obstat.

[tioga]

sKerry issued his imprimatur on Obama......

...I think it looked like this! LOL

[LonePalm]

How about a knight or a rook?

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[xsmommy]

you will love this.

[secret garden]

A ham and cheese croissant would be nice right about now.

[secret garden]

That was a delicious smackdown. I wish he had mentioned the republican former office holders who did not cricitize those in office when the dems were undoing the fabric of our country.

[ConorMacNessa]

The 9/11 attacks had on them the imprimatur of the Koran.

[xsmommy]

very true. that was just a snippet of the interview on fox business that he showed on fox news show yesterday, not sure what all he said in the actual interview. though seems he would have shown it had he said it!

[tioga]

Polite and firm. That’s Neil.