The priest read the prayers of absolution over Tom after hearing his confession.
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Absolution
/æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/
Synonyms for "absolution" (56 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (28)
Noun(9 words)
Verb(1 words)
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More general
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7 entriesacquittalclearingexonerationplenary absolutionprivate absolutionpublic absolutionsacramental absolution
Collocations
6 entriespartial absolutionplenary absolutionprivate absolutionpublic absolutionreligious absolutionsacramental absolution
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 9 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- absolució noun (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven)
Dutch
1 entries- absolutie noun (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven)
Finnish
1 entries- synninpäästö noun (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven)
German
1 entries- Absolution noun (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven)
Hungarian
1 entries- bűnbocsánat noun (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven)
Indonesian
1 entries- absolusi noun (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- saoradh noun (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven)
Spanish
1 entries- absolución noun (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven)
Turkish
1 entries- itiraf noun (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The new surge coincides with an acute shortage of vaccines in some Indian states, along with the annual Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival, on the Ganges River, where millions of Hindu devotees bathe to seek absolution, raising fears it could evolve into a superspreader event.
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Governments granting absolution to the nation.
Source: wiktionary
The true aim of medicine is not to make men virtuous; it is to safeguard and rescue them from the consequences of their vices. The physician does not preach repentance; he offers absolution.
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