License to practice
Approbation (from Latin approbatio "approval, approval") stands for:
- License to practice medicine (medical professions) , state authorization to practice in Germany
- Approval (canon law) , the confirmation of a clergyman in his office or a church community
- Papal approbation , the approval or confirmation of a church act by the Pope
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Wiktionary: Approbation - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations