Complete Definition of "indulgence"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪn�d�lʤ�ns/, SAMPA|/In"dVldZ@ns/

Noun
en-noun

  1. the act of indulging
  2. tolerance
  3. catering to someone's every desire
  4. something in which someone indulges
  5. (Roman Catholic Church) a pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution

Related terms
indulge
indulgent

Translations
trans-top|the act of indulging
Italian: vizio m
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trans-top|tolerance
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trans-top|catering to someone's every desire
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trans-top|something in which someone indulges
Italian: vizio m
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trans-top|a pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory
Finnish: ane
German: Ablass
Italian: indulgenza
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ttbc|Spanish: indulgencia

Verb
en-verb|indulgenc|ing

  1. transitive (Roman Catholic Church) to provide with an indulgence

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