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ab·so·lu·tion

(ăb′sə-lo͞o′shən)

1. The act of absolving or the state of being absolved.

2. The formal remission of sin imparted by a priest, as in the sacrament of penance.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin absolūtiō, acquittal, from absolūtus, past participle of absolvere, to absolve; see absolute.]

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absolution

(ˌæbsəˈluːʃən)

1. the act of absolving or the state of being absolved; release from guilt, obligation, or punishment

2. (Roman Catholic Church) Christianity

a. a formal remission of sin pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

b. the prescribed form of words granting such a remission

[C12: from Latin absolūtiōn- acquittal, forgiveness of sins, from absolvere to absolve]

absolutory adj

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ab•so•lu•tion

(ˌæb səˈlu ʃən)

n.

1. the act of absolving; the state of being absolved.

2. a remission of sin or of the punishment for sin, esp. as effected by a priest or bishop in the sacrament of penance.

[1175–1225; Middle English < Latin]

ab•sol′u•to`ry (-ˈsɒl yəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

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Noun	1.	absolution - the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	2.	absolution - the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance remission of sin, remittal, remission redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil indulgence - the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse" penance - a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

absolution

noun forgiveness, release, freedom, liberation, discharge, amnesty, mercy, pardon, indulgence, exemption, acquittal, remission, vindication, deliverance, dispensation, exoneration, exculpation, shriving, condonation She felt as if his words had granted her absolution.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

absolution

noun

The act or an instance of forgiving:

amnesty, condonation, excuse, forgiveness, pardon, remission.

Translations

حَلَّ مِن، غُفْرَان، مَغْفِره

rozhřešení

syndsforladelsetilgivelse

Absolution

absolución

absolution acquittement

syndafyrirgefning

assoluzione

absolusjonsyndsforlatelse tilgivelse

rozhrešenie

afaffetmebağışlama

赦免

absolution

[ˌæbsəˈluːʃən] N (Rel) → absolución f
to give absolution to sb → dar la absolución a algn, absolver a algn

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

absolution

[ˌæbsəˈluːʃ^ən] n (= forgiveness) → absolution f
to receive absolution → recevoir l'absolution

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

absolution

n (Eccl) → Absolution f, → Lossprechung f; to say the absolution → die Absolution erteilen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

absolution

[ˌæbsəˈluːʃ/ən] n (Rel) → assoluzione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

absolve

(əbˈzolv) verb

to make free or release (from a promise, duty or blame). He was absolved of all blame.

absolution (ӕbsəˈluːʃən) noun

forgiveness, especially of sins. The priest granted the man absolution.

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without confessing his sins, and receiving that absolution which he knew he had one in the house duly authorized to give him?

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But," he added in a despairing tone, "perhaps no one will dare to come for it is known that the Spaniards are ranging through the country, and I shall die without absolution. My God!

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To the last Lavalle was a Catholic of the old school, accepting--he who had looked into the very heart of the lightnings--the dogmas of papal infallibility, of absolution, of confession--of relics great and small.

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About this time I was sent for to the viceroy's camp to confess a criminal, who, though falsely, was believed a Catholic, to whom, after a proper exhortation, I was going to pronounce the form of absolution, when those that waited to execute him told him aloud that if he expected to save his life by professing himself a Catholic, he would find himself deceived, and that he had nothing to do but prepare himself for death.

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I have absolution from our holy father, the pope, in my pocket."

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"Then give me two things, Athos, - your absolution."

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"Our Lord and God, Jesus Christ, in the abundance and riches of His lovingkindness, forgives this child..." and, finishing the prayer of absolution, the priest blessed him and dismissed him.

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His free and jovial temper, and the readiness with which he granted absolution from all ordinary delinquencies, rendered him a favourite among the nobility and principal gentry, to several of whom he was allied by birth, being of a distinguished Norman family.

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Confess; you know I have the right of giving absolution."

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I confessed, that I might obtain absolution; but now that falsehood lies heavier at my heart than all my other sins.

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His chamberlain and cardinals came forth, as I remember, to ask whether we would take seven thousand crowns with his blessing and a plenary absolution, or the ten thousand with his solemn ban by bell, book and candle.

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When I have been vexed I run out to them for comfort, and when I have been angry without just cause, it is there that I find absolution. Did ever a woman have so many friends?