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ab·so·lu·tion (bs-lshn)
n.
1. The act of absolving or the state of being absolved.
2. The formal remission of sin imparted by a priest, as in the sacrament of penance.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin absolti, acquittal, from absoltus, past participle of absolvere, to absolve; see absolute.

absolution [?æbs??lu???n]
n
1. the act of absolving or the state of being absolved; release from guilt, obligation, or punishment
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) Christianity
a. a formal remission of sin pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
b. the prescribed form of words granting such a remission
[from Latin absol?ti?n- acquittal, forgiveness of sins, from absolvere to absolve]
absolutory [æb?s?lj?t?r? -tr?] adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1. absolution - the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
2. absolution - the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
remission of sin, remittal, remission
redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
indulgence - the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"
penance - a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

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absolution
noun forgiveness, release, freedom, liberation, discharge, amnesty, mercy, pardon, indulgence, exemption, acquittal, remission, vindication, deliverance, dispensation, exoneration, exculpation, shriving, condonation She felt as if his words had granted her absolution.

forgiveness