индульге́нция — meaning in English
indulgentsiya
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English meaning
- 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
индульге́нция is used for these senses in English:
- 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
- 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.
remission — full definition
- noun A period during which a serious illness lessens or its symptoms disappear.
- noun A reduction in a prison sentence, often for good behaviour.
- noun The forgiveness or cancelling of a debt, fine, or offence.