absolution
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Etymology [edit]
- From Middle English absolucion, absolucioun, from Old French absolution, from Latin absolūtiōnem, accusative singular of absolūtiō (“acquittal”), from absolvō (“absolve”).
- See absolve.
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Noun [edit]
absolution (plural absolutions)
- (ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
- Forgiveness of sins, in a general sense. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
- The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- Government ... granting absolution to the nation.
- (civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
- c. 1600, Ben Jonson, Explorata, or Discoveries [1]
- Some men are tall and big, so some language is high and great. Then the words are chosen, their sound ample, the composition full, the absolution plenteous, and poured out, all grave, sinewy, and strong.
- c. 1600, Ben Jonson, Explorata, or Discoveries [1]
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Translations [edit]
absolving or setting free from guilt, sin or penalty; forgiveness of an offense
acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent
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exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven
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absolving from ecclesiastical penalties
form of words by which a penitent is absolved
delivery, in speech
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References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 9:
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French, from Latin absolūtiōnem, accusative singular of absolūtiō (“acquittal”), from absolvō (“absolve”).
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Noun [edit]
absolution f (plural absolutions)
- absolution (from sins or wrongs)
- (law) acquittal, absolution
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Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French absolution, from Latin absolūtiō, absolūtiōnem (“acquittal”), from absolvō, absolvere (“absolve, acquit”), from ab (“from, away from”) + solvō, solvere (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”).
Noun [edit]
absolution f (plural absolutions)
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