absolution
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səˈlu noun
1.
act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.
2.
state of being absolved.
3.
Roman Catholic Theology.
a.
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.
b.
the formula declaring such remission.
4.
Protestant Theology. a declaration or assurance of divine forgiveness to penitent believers, made after confession of sins.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of absolving or the state of being absolved; release from guilt, obligation, or punishment |
| 2. | 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 | |
| absolutory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
absolution
"remission, forgiveness," c.1200, from L. absolutionem (nom. absolutio), noun of action from absolvere "to absolve" (see absolve).
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Example sentences
But one needs no absolution from a nonexistent order.
But although the findings were presented by her staff as evidence of total absolution, the spin was incomplete.
Conspicuously public pleas for absolution seem insincere, whatever the motives of either participant.
The difference is in who can grant absolution for them.
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