NOUN | act | remission of sin, absolution, remission, remittal | the act of absolving or remitting |
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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, remission, remittal | |
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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