absolution
Definitions of absolution
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the act of being shrivensynonyms: confessiontype of:aveu, confession de ses fautes(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
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the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penancesynonyms: commutation, grâce, pardon, sursis
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