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PARDONER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pardoner" is a kind of...):
churchman; cleric; divine; ecclesiastic (a clergyman or other person in religious orders)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pardoner"):
absolver (someone who grants absolution)
Derivation:
pardon (grant a pardon to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("pardoner" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
pardon (grant a pardon to)
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