I absolve you from your sins.
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Absolve
//æbˈzɑlv//
Synonyms for "absolve" (138 found)
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4 entriesderived
5 entrieshas context
2 entriesmanner of
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23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
Translations
133 translations across 25 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- بَرَّأَ verb (law: to pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for)
Bulgarian
3 entries- оправдавам verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- опрощавам verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- освобождавам verb (to set free)
Catalan
1 entries- absoldre verb (to set free)
Dutch
4 entries- absolveren verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- afwerken verb (obsolete: to finish, accomplish)
- beëindigen verb (obsolete: to finish, accomplish)
- kwijtschelden verb (to set free)
Esperanto
3 entries- malkondamni verb (law: to pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for)
- pekliberigi verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- senpekigi verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
Finnish
4 entries- antaa anteeksi verb (theology: to remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin)
- antaa synninpäästö verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- armahtaa verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- armahtaa verb (law: to pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for)
French
3 entries- absoudre verb (to set free)
- absoudre verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- absoudre verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
German
4 entries- Absolution erteilen verb (theology: to remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin)
- absolvieren verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- befreien verb (to set free)
- bestehen verb (to pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically)
Greek
2 entries- απαλλάσω verb (to set free)
- συγχωρώ verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
Hungarian
3 entries- felment verb (law: to pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for)
- feloldoz verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- feloldoz verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
Italian
4 entries- assolvere verb (to set free)
- assolvere verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- assolvere verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- assolvere verb (obsolete: to finish, accomplish)
Japanese
1 entries- 解放する verb (to set free)
Latin
4 entries- absolvo verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- absolvō verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- absolvō verb (obsolete: to finish, accomplish)
- condono verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
Māori
2 entries- whakaharakore verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- whakaharakore verb (law: to pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for)
Norwegian
2 entries- frikjenne verb (to set free)
- tilgi verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- absolvere verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- absolvere verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- absolvere verb (theology: to remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin)
- absolvere verb (to pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically)
Persian
3 entries- آمرزیدن verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- عفو کردن verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- معاف کردن verb (to set free)
Polish
3 entries- absolwować verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- rozgrzeszać verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- rozgrzeszyć verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
Portuguese
4 entries- absolver verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- absolver verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- acabar verb (obsolete: to finish, accomplish)
- eximir verb (to set free)
Quechua
1 entries- ch'uyanchay verb (obsolete: to resolve or explain)
Russian
2 entries- отпуска́ть verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- проща́ть verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
Slovene
4 entries- dati odvezo verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- dati odvezo verb (theology: to remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin)
- odvezati verb (to set free)
- odvezati verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
Spanish
3 entries- absolver verb (to set free)
- absolver verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- absolver verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
Swedish
4 entries- avlösa verb (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin)
- frikalla verb (to set free)
- frikänna verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- frita verb (to set free)
Turkish
4 entries- aklamak verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
- aklamak verb (law: to pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for)
- azat etmek verb (to set free)
- bağışlamak verb (to pronounce free or give absolution)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
This will never absolve Sami of the crime.
Source: tatoeba (6038640)
Calling a person who denounces war crimes an anti-Semite will never absolve the war criminals of their crimes.
Source: tatoeba (9712196)
He said the outcome of the parliamentary committee's investigation into the controversial sale of the hotel didn't absolve the former finance minister of any wrongdoing.
Source: tatoeba (11252230)
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