absolution
act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.
state of being absolved.
Roman Catholic Theology.
a remission of sin or of the punishment for sin, made by a priest in the sacrament of penance on the ground of authority received from Christ.
the formula declaring such remission.
Protestant Theology. a declaration or assurance of divine forgiveness to penitent believers, made after confession of sins.
Origin of absolution
1Other words from absolution
- non·ab·so·lu·tion, noun
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How to use absolution in a sentence
The churches were crowded day and night; there was a ceaseless round of confessions, absolutions, masses and communions.
Historical Miniatures | August StrindbergThe accomplishment of their pilgrimages entitles them, by payment of a small offering, to certain absolutions and indulgences.
The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine | Francis MiltounBishop O'Neill sang solemn high mass and the cardinal gave the final absolutions.
This Side of Paradise | F. Scott FitzgeraldThe sale of absolutions was the source of large fortunes to the priests.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 | John Lothrop MotleyThe legal evidence of both the Duke's absolutions will be found in No.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume II (of 3) | James Dennistoun
British Dictionary definitions for absolution
/ (ˌæbsəˈluːʃən) /
the act of absolving or the state of being absolved; release from guilt, obligation, or punishment
Christianity
a formal remission of sin pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
the prescribed form of words granting such a remission
Origin of absolution
1Derived forms of absolution
- absolutory (æbˈsɒljʊtərɪ, -trɪ), adjective
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