What does absolution mean?
Definitions for absolution
ˌæb səˈlu ʃənab·so·lu·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
absolutionnoun
the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sinnoun
the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Wiktionary
absolutionnoun
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
absolutionnoun
An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
absolutionnoun
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.
absolutionnoun
An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication.
absolutionnoun
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
absolutionnoun
Delivery, in speech. - Ben Jonson
Etymology: 12th Century, absolution, from absolutionem, accusative singular of absolutio, from absolvo. See absolve.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Absolutionnoun
Etymology: absolutio, Lat.
Absolution, in the civil law, imports a full acquittal of a person by some final sentence of law; also, a temporary discharge of his farther attendance upon a mesne process, through a failure or defect in pleading; as it does likewise in the canon law, where, and among divines, it likewise signifies a relaxation of him from the obligation of some sentence pronounced either in a court of law, or else in foro pœnitentiali. Thus there is, in this kind of law, one kind of absolution, termed judicial, and another, stiled a declaratory or extrajudicial absolution. John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici.
The absolution pronounced by a priest, whether papist or protestant, is not a certain infallible ground to give the person, so absolved, confidence towards God. Robert South, Sermons.
Wikipedia
Absolution
Absolution is a theological term for the forgiveness imparted by ordained Christian priests and experienced by Christian penitents. It is a universal feature of the historic churches of Christendom, although the theology and the practice of absolution vary between denominations. Some traditions see absolution as a sacrament — the Sacrament of Penance. This concept is found in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Assyrian Church of the East and the Lutheran Church. In other traditions, including the Anglican Communion and Methodism, absolution is seen as part of the sacramental life of the church, although both traditions are theologically predicated upon the Book of Common Prayer, which counts absolution amongst the five rites described as "Commonly called Sacraments, but not to be counted for Sacraments of the Gospel". Confession and Absolution is practiced in the Irvingian Churches, though it is not a sacrament. The concept of private absolution within the life of the Church is largely rejected by the Reformed Protestant tradition, because Calvinist theology holds that the elect have no need for absolution, and the reprobate cannot benefit from it.
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absolution
Absolution is a formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment. In a religious context, it often refers to a priest's act of pardoning a person's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation or confession.
absolution
Absolution is a formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment. It is often used in a religious context, as part of sacraments like confession, where a priest absolves a person of their sins. However, it can also be used in a general sense to refer to forgiveness or freedom from any kind of blame or responsibility.
Webster Dictionary
Absolutionnoun
an absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense
Absolutionnoun
an acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent
Absolutionnoun
the exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven
Absolutionnoun
an absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication
Absolutionnoun
the form of words by which a penitent is absolved
Absolutionnoun
delivery, in speech
Etymology: [F. absolution, L. absolutio, fr. absolvere to absolve. See Absolve.]
Wikidata
Absolution
Absolution is a traditional theological term for the forgiveness experienced in the Sacrament of Penance. This concept is found in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the Eastern Orthodox churches, the Anglican churches, and most Lutheran churches.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of absolution in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of absolution in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of absolution in a Sentence
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson:
Forgive! How many will say, forgive, and find a sort of absolution in the sound to hate a little longer!
Look, I think we could all use a lot of mercy in this world. And the pope is a loving person, and having absolution -- [allowing] the priest to give absolution is extraordinary, but I'm not surprised at all, i hope that we also focus on mercy for the unborn, the hundreds of thousands of babies that will die. I think we need to have a society that protects life from the beginning to end, and we should be a repentant society for sure. And mercy should be at the heart of everything we do.
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
Psychoanalysis is confession without absolution.
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