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ab·so·lu·tion

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–noun

1.	act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.

2.	state of being absolved.

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.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME absolucion < L absolūtiōn- (s. of absolūtiō) acquittal. See absolute, -ion

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ab·so·lu·tion Audio Help (āb'sə-lōō'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of absolving or the state of being absolved.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
absolution

"remission, forgiveness," c.1200, from L. absolutionem, noun of action from absolvere "to absolve" (see absolve).

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absolution
noun
1.	the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
2.	the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
absolution [ӕbsəˈluːʃən] noun

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

Arabic:	حَلَّ مِن، غُفْرَان، مَغْفِره
Chinese (Simplified):	赦免
Chinese (Traditional):	赦免
Czech:	rozhřešení
Danish:	syndsforladelse; tilgivelse
Dutch:	absolutie
Estonian:	(pattude) andeksandmine
Finnish:	synninpäästö
French:	absolution
German:	die Absolution
Greek:	άφεση αμαρτιών
Hungarian:	felmentés
Icelandic:	syndafyrirgefning
Indonesian:	pengampunan
Italian:	assoluzione

Japanese:	免除, 赦免
Korean:	면죄, 사면
Latvian:	(grēku) piedošana
Lithuanian:	atleidimas
Norwegian:	syndsforlatelse, tilgivelse
Polish:	przebaczenie, rozgrzeszenie
Portuguese (Brazil):	absolvição
Portuguese (Portugal):	absolvição
Romanian:	absolvire, *iertare (de păcate)
Russian:	отпущение грехов
Slovak:	rozhrešenie
Slovenian:	odpuščanje
Spanish:	absolución
Swedish:	förlåtelse, absolution
Turkish:	af, affetme, bağışlama

See also: absolve, "absolution" in any language

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Absolution

Ab`so*lu"tion\, n. [F. absolution, L. absolutio, fr. absolvere to absolve. See Absolve.]

1. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. "Government . . . granting absolution to the nation." --Froude.

2. (Civil Law) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent. [Obs.]

3. (R. C. Ch.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven.

Note: In the English and other Protestant churches, this act regarded as simply declaratory, not as imparting forgiveness.

4. (Eccl.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication. --P. Cyc.

5. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. --Shipley.

6. Delivery, in speech. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

Absolution day (R. C. Ch.), Tuesday before Easter.

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