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ABSOLUTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Synonyms:
absolution; remission; remission of sin; remittal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("absolution" is a kind of...):
redemption; salvation ((theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "absolution"):
indulgence (the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution)
Holonyms ("absolution" is a part of...):
penance (a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution)
Derivation:
absolve (grant remission of a sin to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("absolution" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
absolve (grant remission of a sin to)
