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/ˌæbsəlˈuʃən/ Listen

noun

Absolution n.

An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. "Government... granting absolution to the nation."

(Civil Law) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent. (Obs.)

(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.

(Eccl.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, for example, excommunication.

The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.

Delivery, in speech. (Obs.)

Absolution day (R. C. Ch.), Tuesday before Easter.

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Etymology of 'Absolution'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Absolution" Quotes from Famous Books

... of Germany, rode south to Rome probably in 1050 along with, it is said, his cousin Macbeth, king, and a good king, of Scotland, returning thence to Orkney to his Hall at Birsay at the north-west corner of Mainland. Thorfinn went to the Pope not only for absolution, but to get Thorolf appointed bishop in Orkney, according to Adam of Bremen, ...

— Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time - or, The Jarls and The Freskyns • James Gray

... that there are many other duties which fall to the lot of a clergyman, that you will not be able altogether to reconcile with your convictions. In the course of our conversations you have expressed many decided opinions—for instance, about the Marriage Service, about Absolution, Confirmation, and several other matters; so that it now appears clear to me that you must either give up the idea of being ordained, or else be ...

— Garman and Worse - A Norwegian Novel • Alexander Lange Kielland

... soldiers, and earnestly exhorted them to remember the commands of God, and the holy faith in which they were consecrated by baptism, having no doubt that all their sins should be forgiven to those who fell in the cause of God. Then blessing them in the name of the Lord, he pronounced the absolution and forgivenness of their sins. This exhortation of the priest so moved all our hearts, that tears of joy ran from our eyes, and we were all animated with a desire of dying in ...

— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII • Robert Kerr

... soon be so rich, as to wonder that he had ever tolerated the greasy mechanical life of a base burgher. Respect to his oaths to his master—Sir John laughed the scruple to scorn; nay, if he were so tender, he could buy his absolution the first time he had his ...

— The Armourer's Prentices • Charlotte M. Yonge

... Don Teodoro. "But there are reasons, as you will see, why you cannot receive this as an ordinary secret. I wish to tell it to you as a confession. You will then have to consult the archbishop, before giving me absolution—and advice." ...

— Taquisara • F. Marion Crawford

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