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- Dictionarydispensation/ˌdɪsp(ə)nˈseɪʃn/
noun
- 1. exemption from a rule or usual requirement: "although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday" Similar
- 2. a political, religious, or social system prevailing at a particular time: "scholarship is conveyed to a wider audience than under the old dispensation" Similar
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The meaning of DISPENSATION is a general state or ordering of things; specifically : a system of revealed commands and promises regulating human affairs. How to use dispensation in a sentence.
DISPENSATION definition: 1. special permission, especially from the Church, to do something that is not usually allowed: 2…. Learn more.
noun. an act or instance of dispensing; distribution. Synonyms: bestowal, dissemination, dispersion. something that is distributed or given out. a certain order, system, or arrangement; administration or management. Theology. the divine ordering of the affairs of the world. an appointment, arrangement, or favor, as by God.
Dispensation of something is the issuing of it, especially from a position of authority.
noun. /ˌdɪspenˈseɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] special permission to do something that is not usually allowed or legal. She needed a special dispensation to remarry. The sport's ruling body gave him dispensation to compete in national competitions. Topics Permission and obligation c2. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
The act of giving or portioning something out is called dispensation. Your teacher will have a hard time with the dispensation of biology textbooks if there aren't enough copies for everyone in the class. The Latin root word of dispensation is dispensare, which means to disburse or administer.
noun [ C, U ] uk / ˌdɪspenˈseɪʃ ə n / us. Add to word list. special permission to do something: [ + to do sth ] The court would not grant him a dispensation to visit his children. (Definition of dispensation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of dispensation. in Chinese (Traditional)
dispensation. noun. /ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃn/ ,/ˌdɪspɛnˈseɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] special permission, especially from a religious leader, to do something that is not usually allowed or legal She needed a special dispensation to remarry. The sport's ruling body gave him dispensation to compete in national competitions.
1. the act of distributing or dispensing. 2. something distributed or dispensed. 3. a system or plan of administering or dispensing. 4. (Roman Catholic Church) chiefly RC Church.
DISPENSATION meaning: 1 : permission to break a law or an official promise you have made release from a rule, vow, or oath; 2 : an act of providing something to people.
