absolution
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1. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | redemption, salvation, |
| definition | : | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | indulgence, |
| definition | : | the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | penance, |
| definition | : | a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution (noun.act) |
2. the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance (noun.state)
3. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance (noun.act)
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