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   absolution

   /ˌabsəˈluːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment: "absolution from the sentence"
   • ▪ ecclesiastical declaration that a person's sins have been forgiven: "she had been granted absolution for her sins"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin absolutio(n-), from the verb absolvere (see absolve).

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   The meaning of ABSOLUTION is the act of forgiving someone for having done something wrong or sinful : the act of absolving someone or the state of being absolved; specifically : a remission of sins pronounced by a priest (as in the sacrament of reconciliation).

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   ABSOLUTION definition: 1. the act of forgiving someone, especially in the Christian religion, for something bad that they…. Learn more.

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   Definition of absolution noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. 1. the act of absolving or the state of being absolved; release from guilt, obligation, or punishment. 2. 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. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.

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   Absolution, in Christianity, a pronouncement of remission (forgiveness) of sins to the penitent. In both Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, confession, or penance, is a sacrament, and the power to absolve sins lies with the priest. Learn more about the absolution of sin.

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   Absolution definition: act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.. See examples of ABSOLUTION used in a sentence.

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   Absolution is a religious concept for purging someone of sin, granting them absolution. The word is used for other kinds of forgiveness too. When you sin or make a mistake, you usually want absolution — which is like forgiveness.