Absolution : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Absolution	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
absolution n the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance Synonym(s): absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Absolution \Ab`solu"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. [bd]Government . . . granting absolution* to the nation.[b8] --Froude. 2. (Civil Law) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent. [Obs.] 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. Note: In the English and other Protestant churches, this act regarded as simply declaratory, not as imparting forgiveness. 4. (Eccl.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication. --P. Cyc. 5. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. --Shipley. 6. Delivery, in speech. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. {Absolution day} (R. C. Ch.), Tuesday before Easter.