indulgence
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪnˈdʌlʤəns/, SAMPA: /In"dVldZ@ns/
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[edit] Noun
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indulgence (plural indulgences)
- the act of indulging
- tolerance
- catering to someone's every desire
- something in which someone indulges
- (Roman Catholic Church) a pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution
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[edit] Translations
tolerance
catering to someone's every desire
a pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory
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- Spanish: indulgencia
[edit] Verb
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to indulgence (third-person singular simple present indulgences, present participle indulgencing, simple past and past participle indulgenced)
- (transitive) (Roman Catholic Church) to provide with an indulgence
