remission

English Thesaurus

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. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	referral,
definition	:	the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency) (noun.act)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

3. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension,
definition	:	an interruption in the intensity or amount of something (noun.event)

hyponym	:	resolution,
definition	:	the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) (noun.event)

4. a payment of money sent to a person in another place (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	payment,
definition	:	a sum of money paid or a claim discharged (noun.possession)

5. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance (noun.act)

derivation	:	absolve, shrive,
definition	:	grant remission of a sin to (verb.communication)

6. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) (noun.act)

derivation	:	remand, remit, send back,
definition	:	refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision (verb.communication)

7. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) (noun.event)

derivation	:	lessen, subside,
definition	:	wear off or die down (verb.change)

derivation	:	remit,
definition	:	diminish or abate (verb.change)

8. a payment of money sent to a person in another place (noun.possession)

derivation	:	remit,
definition	:	send (money) in payment (verb.possession)

9. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance (noun.act)

derivation	:	absolve, shrive,
definition	:	grant remission of a sin to (verb.communication)

10. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) (noun.act)

derivation	:	remand, remit, send back,
definition	:	refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision (verb.communication)

11. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) (noun.event)

derivation	:	lessen, subside,
definition	:	wear off or die down (verb.change)

derivation	:	remit,
definition	:	diminish or abate (verb.change)

12. a payment of money sent to a person in another place (noun.possession)

derivation	:	remit,
definition	:	send (money) in payment (verb.possession)