Absolution
Absolution noun - Release from the guilt or penalty of an offense.
Indulgence is a synonym for absolution in forgiveness topic. In some cases you can use "Indulgence" instead a noun "Absolution", when it comes to topics like behaviour, acquittal.
Indulgence
Indulgence noun - The remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution.
Usage example: in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse
Absolution is a synonym for indulgence in behaviour topic. You can use "Absolution" instead a noun "Indulgence", if it concerns topics such as forgiveness, acquittal.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- grace and absolution
- grace and indulgence
- leniency and absolution
- leniency and indulgence
- mercy and absolution
- mercy and indulgence
- clemency and absolution
- clemency and indulgence
- forgiveness and absolution
- forgiveness and indulgence
- pardon and absolution
- pardon and indulgence
- dispensation and absolution
- dispensation and indulgence
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