ABSOLUTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

Synonyms:

absolution; remission; remission of sin; remittal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("absolution" is a kind of...):

redemption; salvation ((theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "absolution"):

indulgence (the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution)

Holonyms ("absolution" is a part of...):

penance (a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution)

Derivation:

absolve (grant remission of a sin to)

Meaning:

The condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("absolution" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

absolve (grant remission of a sin to)