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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
absolution
    n 1: the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the
         sacrament of penance
    2: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as
       pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance [syn:
       absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Absolution \Ab`so*lu"tion\, n. [F. absolution, L. absolutio, fr.
   absolvere to absolve. See Absolve.]
   1. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty;
      forgiveness of an offense. "Government . . . granting
      absolution to the nation." --Froude.
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   2. (Civil Law) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring
      and accused person innocent. [Obs.]
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   3. (R. C. Ch.) 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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   Note: In the English and other Protestant churches, this act
         regarded as simply declaratory, not as imparting
         forgiveness.
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   4. (Eccl.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for
      example, excommunication. --P. Cyc.
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   5. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
      --Shipley.
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   6. Delivery, in speech. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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   Absolution day (R. C. Ch.), Tuesday before Easter.
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Thesaurus Results for Absolution:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
acquittal, acquittance, amnesty, clearance, clearing, compurgation, condonation, destigmatization, destigmatizing, discharge, disculpation, dismissal, exculpation, excuse, exemption, exoneration, forgiveness, grace, immunity, indemnity, pardon, purgation, purging, quietus, quittance, redemption, release, remission, remission of sin, reprieve, shrift, sparing, verdict of acquittal, vindication
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