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indulgence Definition:
- In the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, an indulgence is "a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins" which may reduce either or both of the penance required after a sin has been forgiven, or after death, the temporal punishment, in the state or process of purification called Purgatory.
| Indulgence (n.) The act of indulging or humoring |
| Indulgence (n.) An indulgent act |
| Indulgence (n.) Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance |
| Indulgence (v. t.) To grant an indulgence to. |
| Self-indulgence (n.) Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations |
| indulgence the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution, "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse" |
| folly / foolery / tomfoolery / craziness / lunacy / indulgence foolish or senseless behavior |
| intemperance / intemperateness / self-indulgence excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence, "the intemperance of their language" |
| indulgence / indulging / pampering / humoring the act of indulging or gratifying a desire |
| indulgence lenience leniency a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone, "too much indulgence spoils a child" |
| indulgence / self-indulgence an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires |
indulgence Synonyme:
| indulgence acceptance accommodatingness agreeableness allowance attentiveness benevolence blank check carte blanche charitableness charity coddling complaisance concern condonation connivance considerateness consideration copyright cosseting crapulence crapulency crapulousness delicacy dispensation disregard drunkenness easiness endurance excess excessiveness extravagance favor favoring forbearance forbearing forbearingness forgiveness forgivingness fortitude franchise freedom generousness gluttony grant gratification heedfulness helpfulness humoring immoderacy immoderateness immoderation immunity incontinence indiscipline inordinacy inordinateness intemperance intemperateness kindness lenience leniency lenity liberty license long-sufferance long-suffering longanimity luxury magnanimity mindfulness mollycoddling obliging obligingness overdoing overindulgence overlooking overpermissiveness pampering patent patience patience of Job patientness permissiveness perseverance pleasing privilege prodigality profligacy regard regardfulness self-control self-gratification self-indulgence self-satisfaction solicitousness solicitude special favor spoiling stoicism sufferance sweet reasonableness swinishness tact tactfulness thought thoughtfulness tolerance toleration too much too-muchness treat unconstraint uncontrol understanding unrestraint unrevengefulness waiting game waiting it out warrant winking |