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remission of sin

DEFINITIONS OF: remission of sin

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n the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

Synonyms:
absolution, remission, remittal
Types:
indulgence
the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
Type of:
redemption, salvation
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
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