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indulgentia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gentleness noun A soft, mild, and considerate manner or nature.
  • indulgence noun The act of allowing oneself or someone else a pleasure, often more than is wise.
  • remission noun A period during which a serious illness lessens or its symptoms disappear.

Senses

indulgentia is used for these senses in English:

  • gentleness The state of being gentle.
  • indulgence (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
  • remission A pardon of a sin; (chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.

indulgence — full definition

  1. noun The act of allowing oneself or someone else a pleasure, often more than is wise.
  2. noun A tolerant or lenient attitude toward someone's wishes or faults.
  3. noun In the Catholic Church, a formal reduction of the punishment due for sins, granted after confession.

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