Meaning

(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority..

Definitions by Sense

1. (ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
2. The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
3. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
4. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
5. (civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
6. (obsolete) Delivery, in speech.

Example Sentences

Governments granting absolution to the nation.

The true aim of medicine is not to make men virtuous; it is to safeguard and rescue them from the consequences of their vices. The physician does not preach repentance; he offers absolution.

the words are chosen , their sound ample , the composition full , the absolution plenteous

Word Forms

• absolutions

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Use absolution when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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