NOUN | possession | remittal, remittance, remission, remitment | a payment of money sent to a person in another place |
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event | remittal, remission, subsidence | an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) | |
act | remittal, absolution, remission, remission of sin | the act of absolving or remitting |
Meaning | A payment of money sent to a person in another place. | |
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Synonyms | remittance, remission, remitment | |
Broader | payment | A sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
Spanish | envío, giro, remesa, remisión | |
Catalan | remesa, tramesa | |
Verbs | remit | send (money) in payment |
Meaning | An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease). | |
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Synonyms | remission, 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 | 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, 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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