Duldung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acquiescence noun A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
- indulgence noun The act of allowing oneself or someone else a pleasure, often more than is wise.
Senses
Duldung is used for these senses in English:
- acquiescence A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
- indulgence Tolerance.
acquiescence — full definition
- noun A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
- noun Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
indulgence — full definition
- noun The act of allowing oneself or someone else a pleasure, often more than is wise.
- noun A tolerant or lenient attitude toward someone's wishes or faults.
- noun In the Catholic Church, a formal reduction of the punishment due for sins, granted after confession.