absolusjon

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin absolūtiō (“acquittal, absolving”), from absolvō (“I detach; finish; absolve, acquit”) (with the suffix -tiō, from Proto-Italic *-tjō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absʊlʉˈʃuːn/, /apsʊlʉˈʃuːn/

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• Rhymes: -uːn
• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lu‧sjon

Noun

absolusjon m (definite singular absolusjonen, indefinite plural absolusjoner, definite plural absolusjonene)

1. (religion, ecclesiastical) absolution (an absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority, especially in the Catholic or orthodox church)
   • 1987, Jan Kjærstad, Det store eventyret, page 227:

     det var for å sone, finne tilgivelse … absolusjon for noe, for å komme til rette med sin Gud

     it was to atone, to find forgiveness… absolution for something, to come to terms with his God

   • 2010 October 31, Aftenposten:

     det er en like stor selvfølge at presten har absolusjonens ord i skriftemålet «by heart» som at doktoren er god på livreddende omsorg

     it is as much a matter of course that the priest has the words of absolution in the confession "by heart" as that the doctor is good at life-saving care

   • 1999, Elsbeth Wessel, Wien, page 289:

     etter absolusjonen ved båren i Stephansdomen beveget følget seg til Kapuzinerkirken

     after the graduation at the stretcher in St. Stephen's Cathedral moved followed to the Capuchin Church

   få absolusjon for syndene sine

   receive absolution for your sins

   gi absolusjon ― give absolution

   meddele absolusjon ― announce absolution

   Synonyms: syndsforlatelse, tilgivelse

2. (colloquial) absolution (forgiveness in a general sense)
   • 1891, Arne Garborg, Trætte Mænd, page 255:

     noget, som … gir absolution og forglemmelse for igaar og iforgaars

     something that… provides absolution and forgetfulness for yesterday and the day before yesterday

   • 1914, Øvre Richter Frich, De sorte gribbe, page 90:

     der er absolution for alle forbrydelser i hans samvittighet – undtagen for den at gaa uten at betale

     there is absolution for all crimes in his conscience - except for it to go without paying

   Synonyms: forlatelse, tilgivelse

Related terms

• absolvere (“absolve”)
• skriftemål (“confession”)

References

• “absolusjon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absolusjon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “absolusjon” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin absolutio.

Noun

absolusjon m (definite singular absolusjonen, indefinite plural absolusjonar, definite plural absolusjonane)

1. (religion) absolution (forgiveness of sins)

Synonyms

• syndeforlating, tilgiving

Related terms

• absolvere

References

• “absolusjon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.