ABSOLUTION
\ˌabsəlˈuːʃən], \ˌabsəlˈuːʃən], \ˌa_b_s_ə_l_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of ABSOLUTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
By Princeton University
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the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
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An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent.
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The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven.
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Delivery, in speech.
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An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, - for example, excommunication.
By Oddity Software
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An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
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An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent.
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The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven.
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Delivery, in speech.
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An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, - for example, excommunication.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of forgiving or freeing from the consequences of sin; the declaring an accused person innocent of a charge; forgiveness of sins in the sacrament of penance.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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