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Plenary indulgence

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plenary indulgence

–noun Roman Catholic Church.
a remission of the total temporal punishment that is still due to sin after absolution. Compare indulgence (def. 6).

Origin:
1665–75
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plenary indulgence  
n.   Roman Catholic Church
An indulgence that remits the full temporal punishment incurred by a sinner.
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