absolution

1. n. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. Source: opted

2. n. An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent. Source: opted

3. n. The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven. Source: opted

4. n. An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication. Source: opted

5. n. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. Source: opted

6. n. Delivery, in speech. Source: opted

7. n. the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance Source: wordnet

8. n. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance Source: wordnet

9. 1. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. "Government . . . granting absolution to the nation." Froude. 2. (Civil Law) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent. [Obs.] 3. (R. C. Ch.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven. Note: In the English and other Protestant churches, this act regarded as simply declaratory, not as imparting forgiveness. 4. (Eccl.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication. P. Cyc. 5. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. Shipley. 6. Delivery, in speech. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Absolution day (R. C. Ch.), Tuesday before Easter. Source: webster

10. An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accusedperson innocent. [Obs.] Source: adambom

11. n:100 n. the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance n. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance Source: ecdict

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