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1. (n.) indulgence
the act or practice of indulging; humoring.
2. indulgence
the state of being indulgent.
3. indulgence
indulgent allowance or tolerance.
4. indulgence
something indulged in.
5. indulgence
(in Roman Catholicism) a partial remission of the temporal punishment that is still due for sin after absolution.
6. indulgence
(in the reigns of Charles II and James II) a royal dispensation to Protestant Dissenters and Roman Catholics granting them a certain amount of religious freedom.
7. indulgence
Com. an extension of time for payment or performance.
8. (v.t.) indulgence
to provide with an ecclesiastical indulgence.
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| Definition of 'indulgence' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) indulgence, self-indulgence
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
2. (noun) indulgence, lenience, leniency
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
"too much indulgence spoils a child"
3. (noun) indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring
the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
4. (noun) folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
foolish or senseless behavior
5. (noun) 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"
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1. (noun) indulgence
when sb does or has sth enjoyable even though it may be harmful
a life of luxury and indulgence
2. indulgence
sth enjoyable sb does or has
Expensive perfume was one of her indulgences.
3. indulgence
too much tolerance or kindness
his indulgence of their rudeness
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| Definition of 'indulgence' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) indulgence
the act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control
2. (noun) indulgence
an indulgent act; favor granted; gratification
3. (noun) indulgence
remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory
4. (verb) indulgence
to grant an indulgence to
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| Definitions of 'indulgence' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. indulgence
remission by Church authority of the guilt of a sin on the penitent confession of the sinner to a priest, which, according to Roman Catholic theology, the Church is enabled to dispense out of the inexhaustible treasury in reserve of the merits of Christ.
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Sense: to allow (oneself) a luxury etc
Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).
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 Afrikaans: bevrediging |
 Arabic: تَساهُل، تَسامُح، إنْغِما |
 Bulgarian: задоволеност |
 Brazilian: prazer |
 Czech: shovívavost; uspokojení |
 German: die Nachsicht |
 Danish: overbærenhed; eftergivenh |
 Greek: απόλαυση |
 Spanish: complacencia, satisfacció |
 Estonian: (tungide) rahuldamine |
 Farsi: لوس کردن |
 Finnish: hemmottelu |
 French: indulgence; satisfaction |
 Hebrew: פִּינוּק |
 Hindi: सन्तोष |
 Croatian: popuštanje, ugađanje |
 Hungarian: elnézés, engedékenység; k |
 Indonesian: pemuasan |
 Icelandic: eftirlæti, dekur |
 Italian: indulgenza; soddisfazione |
 Japanese: 快楽 |
 Korean: 탐닉 |
 Lithuanian: pataikavimas, nuolaidžiav |
 Latvian: izdabāšana; nodošanās; ļa |
 Malay: menurutkan hati |
 Dutch: toegeeflijkheid, mateloos |
 Norwegian: nytelse |
 Polish: pobłażanie |
 Persian: لوس کردن |
 Pashto: هيله لرل |
 Portuguese: prazer |
 Romanian: indulgenţă; plăcere |
 Russian: потворство |
 Slovak: zhovievavosť; záľuba v (č |
 Slovenian: popustljivost, potuha |
 Serbian: udovoljavanje |
 Swedish: eftergivenhet, njutning |
 Thai: ความหลงระเริง |
 Turkish: göz yumma, müsamaha |
 Taiwanese: 縱容 |
 Ukrainian: поблажливість; потурання |
 Urdu: عیاشی کا مشغلہ |
 Vietnamese: sự ham muốn; sự nuông chi |
 Chinese: 纵容 |
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