| NOUN | attribute | indulgence, self-indulgence | an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires |
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| attribute | indulgence, lenience, leniency | a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone | |
| act | indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring | the act of indulging or gratifying a desire | |
| act | indulgence, folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy | foolish or senseless behavior | |
| act | indulgence | the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution |
| Sounds | ihndah'ljhahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires. | |
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| Synonym | self-indulgence | |
| Narrower | luxury | Something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity |
| Broader | indiscipline, undiscipline | The trait of lacking discipline |
| Spanish | autoindulgencia, indulgencia | |
| Catalan | indulgència | |
| Verbs | indulge | enjoy / enjoy / enjoy to excess |
| Meaning | A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone. | |
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| Example | "too much indulgence spoils a child" | |
| Synonyms | lenience, leniency | |
| Narrower | softness | A disposition to be lenient in judging / judging others |
| Broader | permissiveness, tolerance | A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior |
| Spanish | indulgencia | |
| Adjectives | indulgent | characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone |
| indulgent | tolerant or lenient | |
| Verbs | indulge | yield (to) |
| Meaning | The act of indulging or gratifying a desire. | |
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| Synonyms | indulging, pampering, humoring | |
| Narrower | intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence | excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence |
| orgy, binge, splurge | Any act of immoderate indulgence | |
| overindulgence, excess | excessive indulgence | |
| Broader | gratification | The act or an instance of satisfying |
| Spanish | indulgencia, mimo | |
| Verbs | indulge | treat with excessive indulgence |
| indulge | give free rein to | |
| Meaning | foolish or senseless behavior. | |
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| Synonyms | folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy | |
| Narrower | buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank | Acting like a clown or buffoon |
| meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss | (Yiddish) craziness | |
| Broader | play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper | gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement |
| Spanish | bufonadas, tonterías | |
| Catalan | bajanada, bestiesa, ximpleria | |
| Meaning | The remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution. | |
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| Example | "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse" | |
| Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| Broader | absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin | The act of absolving or remitting |
| Spanish | indulgencia | |
| Catalan | indulgència | |
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