NOUN | event | remission, remittal, subsidence | an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) |
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possession | remission, remittance, remittal, remitment | a payment of money sent to a person in another place | |
act | remission, remitment, remit | (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) | |
act | remission, absolution, remittal, remission of sin | the act of absolving or remitting |
Sounds | riymih'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease). | |
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Example | "his cancer is in remission" | |
Synonyms | remittal, subsidence | |
Narrower | resolution | The subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) |
Broader | suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement | An interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
Spanish | apaciguamiento | |
Catalan | apavaigament | |
Verbs | remit | diminish or abate |
Meaning | A payment of money sent to a person in another place. | |
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Synonyms | remittance, remittal, remitment | |
Broader | payment | A sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
Spanish | envío, giro, remesa, remisión | |
Catalan | remesa, tramesa |
Meaning | (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court). | |
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Synonyms | remitment, remit | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | referral | The act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency) |
Verbs | remit | refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision |
Meaning | The act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance. | |
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Synonyms | absolution, remittal, remission of sin | |
Part of | penance | A Catholic sacrament |
Narrower | indulgence | The remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution |
Broader | redemption, salvation | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil / evil |
Spanish | absolución | |
Catalan | absolució |
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