"indulgence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns/ Audio: en-us-indulgence.ogg [US] Forms: indulgences [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English indulgence, indulgens, from Middle French indulgence and its source, Latin indulgentia. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|indulgence}} Middle English indulgence, {{m|enm|indulgens}} indulgens, {{der|en|frm|indulgence}} Middle French indulgence, {{der|en|la|indulgentia}} Latin indulgentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} indulgence (countable and uncountable, plural indulgences)
  1. The act of indulging. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of indulging): πλησμονή (plēsmonḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), задоволяване (zadovoljavane) (Bulgarian), hemmottelu (Finnish), indulgence (French), indulxencia [feminine] (Galician), Nachgiebigkeit [feminine] (German), Nachsicht [feminine] (German), Milde [feminine] (German), Nachsichtigkeit [feminine] (German), הִתְפַּנְּקוּת (hitpanqút) [feminine] (Hebrew), élvezet (Hungarian), hódolat (Hungarian), kiélvezés (Hungarian), indulgo (Ido), vizio [masculine] (Italian), whakawairekatanga (Maori), indulgência [feminine] (Portuguese), îngăduire [feminine] (Romanian), tolerare [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-indulgence-en-noun-tu-Isj7J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 4 3 7 22 16 11 13 Disambiguation of 'act of indulging': 77 2 6 2 4 7 2
  2. Tolerance. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (tolerance): търпимост (tǎrpimost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), suvaitsevaisuus (Finnish), indulxencia [feminine] (Galician), Duldsamkeit [feminine] (German), Duldung [feminine] (German), ανοχή (anochí) [feminine] (Greek), επιείκεια (epieíkeia) [feminine] (Greek), elnézés (Hungarian), engedékenység (Hungarian), lágyszívűség (Hungarian), indulgência [feminine] (Portuguese), indulgență [feminine] (Romanian), снисхожде́ние (snisxoždénije) [neuter] (Russian), снисходи́тельность (snisxodítelʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), терпи́мость (terpímostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), müsamaha (Turkish), hoşgörü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-indulgence-en-noun-MLJ-nmbQ Disambiguation of 'tolerance': 1 91 1 2 1 2 1
  3. The act of catering to someone's every desire. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (catering to someone's every desire): hemmottelu (Finnish), Verwöhnen [neuter] (German), Verwöhnung [feminine] (German), κανάκεμα (kanákema) [neuter] (Greek), παραχάιδεμα (paracháidema) [neuter] (Greek), kényeztetés (Hungarian), kedvében járás (Hungarian), потака́ние (potakánije) [neuter] (Russian), потво́рство (potvórstvo) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-indulgence-en-noun-Dwmp~FWV Disambiguation of "catering to someone's every desire": 1 3 81 10 1 2 2
  4. A wish or whim satisfied. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-indulgence-en-noun-hHcNpp-a
  5. Something in which someone indulges. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (something in which someone indulges): привилегия (privilegija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hemmottelu (Finnish), viettelys (Finnish), Schwäche [feminine] (German), Hobby [neuter] (German), απόλαυση (apólafsi) [feminine] (Greek), πολυτέλεια (polytéleia) [feminine] (Greek), הִתְפַּנְּקוּת (hitpanqút) [feminine] (Hebrew), élvezet (Hungarian), örömforrás (Hungarian), szórakozás (Hungarian), szenvedély (Hungarian), vizio [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-indulgence-en-noun-dxjC3p~i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 4 3 7 22 16 11 13 Disambiguation of 'something in which someone indulges': 4 2 1 1 87 2 3
  6. An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (indulgent act; favour granted; gratification): hemmottelu (Finnish), Gnade (German), Gnadenbezeigung (German), Gefälligkeit (German), venia [feminine] (Latin), indulgência [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-indulgence-en-noun-W250FTEw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 4 3 7 22 16 11 13 Disambiguation of 'indulgent act; favour granted; gratification': 6 3 4 2 2 79 4
  7. (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism Hyponyms (pardon from purgatory): plenary indulgence, partial indulgence Translations (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory): индулгенция (indulgencija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), odpustek [masculine] (Czech), aflad [common-gender] (Danish), aflaat [masculine] (Dutch), avlát (Faroese), ane (Finnish), lievitys (Finnish), indulgence (French), Ablass [masculine] (German), συγχωροχάρτι (synchorochárti) [neuter] (Greek), συχωροχάρτι (sychorochárti) [neuter] (Greek), búcsú (Hungarian), aflát [neuter] (Icelandic), induljenco (Ido), indulgenza (Italian), 면벌 (myeonbeol) (Korean), indulgentia [feminine] (Latin), индулгенција (indulgencija) [feminine] (Macedonian), avlat (Norwegian Bokmål), avlat (Norwegian Nynorsk), indulgência [feminine] (Portuguese), indulto [masculine] (Portuguese), indulgență [feminine] (Romanian), индульге́нция (indulʹgéncija) [feminine] (Russian), отпуще́ние грехо́в (otpuščénije grexóv) [neuter] (Russian), indulgencia [feminine] (Spanish), avlat [common-gender] (Swedish), indulhensiya (Tagalog), ใบบุญ (bai-bun) (Thai), müsamaha (Turkish), hoşgörü (Turkish), yarlıgama (Turkish), індульге́нція (indulʹhéncija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), відпу́щення гріхі́в (vidpúščennja hrixív) [neuter] (Ukrainian), ві́дпуст (vídpust) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ơn xá (Vietnamese), ân xá (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-indulgence-en-noun-o4laQT-8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 4 3 7 22 16 11 13 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism Disambiguation of 'pardon from purgatory': 2 6 4 5 2 3 77 Disambiguation of 'pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory': 1 3 2 2 5 1 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: indulgency [dated] Derived forms: self-indulgence Related terms: indulge, indulgent

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns/ Audio: en-us-indulgence.ogg [US] Forms: indulgences [present, singular, third-person], indulgencing [participle, present], indulgenced [participle, past], indulgenced [past]
Etymology: From Middle English indulgence, indulgens, from Middle French indulgence and its source, Latin indulgentia. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|indulgence}} Middle English indulgence, {{m|enm|indulgens}} indulgens, {{der|en|frm|indulgence}} Middle French indulgence, {{der|en|la|indulgentia}} Latin indulgentia Head templates: {{en-verb}} indulgence (third-person singular simple present indulgences, present participle indulgencing, simple past and past participle indulgenced)
  1. (transitive, Roman Catholicism) to provide with an indulgence Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism Translations (to provide with an indulgence): ban ơn xá [Roman-Catholicism, Catholicism, Christianity] (Vietnamese), xá tội (Vietnamese), tha tội (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-indulgence-en-verb-TjHFTGLe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 4 3 7 22 16 11 13 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: indulgency [dated]

Inflected forms

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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zadovoljavane",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "word": "задоволяване"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "word": "hemmottelu"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "word": "indulgence"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indulxencia"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nachgiebigkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nachsicht"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Milde"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nachsichtigkeit"
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      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "plēsmonḗ",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "πλησμονή"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitpanqút",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הִתְפַּנְּקוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "word": "élvezet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "word": "hódolat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "word": "kiélvezés"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "word": "indulgo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vizio"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "word": "whakawairekatanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indulgência"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "îngăduire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act of indulging",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tolerare"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tǎrpimost",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "търпимост"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "word": "suvaitsevaisuus"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indulxencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Duldsamkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Duldung"
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "anochí",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ανοχή"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "επιείκεια"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "tolerance",
      "word": "elnézés"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "word": "engedékenység"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "word": "lágyszívűség"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indulgência"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "indulgență"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "snisxoždénije",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "снисхожде́ние"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "snisxodítelʹnostʹ",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "снисходи́тельность"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "terpímostʹ",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "терпи́мость"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "word": "müsamaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tolerance",
      "word": "hoşgörü"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "catering to someone's every desire",
      "word": "hemmottelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "catering to someone's every desire",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Verwöhnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "catering to someone's every desire",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verwöhnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kanákema",
      "sense": "catering to someone's every desire",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κανάκεμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paracháidema",
      "sense": "catering to someone's every desire",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "catering to someone's every desire",
      "word": "kényeztetés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "catering to someone's every desire",
      "word": "kedvében járás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "potakánije",
      "sense": "catering to someone's every desire",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "потака́ние"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "potvórstvo",
      "sense": "catering to someone's every desire",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "потво́рство"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "privilegija",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "привилегия"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "word": "hemmottelu"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "word": "viettelys"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwäche"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hobby"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apólafsi",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "απόλαυση"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "polytéleia",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "hitpanqút",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הִתְפַּנְּקוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "word": "élvezet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "word": "örömforrás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "word": "szórakozás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "word": "szenvedély"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something in which someone indulges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vizio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "indulgent act; favour granted; gratification",
      "word": "hemmottelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indulgent act; favour granted; gratification",
      "word": "Gnade"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indulgent act; favour granted; gratification",
      "word": "Gnadenbezeigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indulgent act; favour granted; gratification",
      "word": "Gefälligkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "indulgent act; favour granted; gratification",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "venia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "indulgent act; favour granted; gratification",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indulgência"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "indulgencija",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "индулгенция"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odpustek"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "aflad"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "aflaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "avlát"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "ane"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "lievitys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "indulgence"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ablass"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "synchorochárti",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "συγχωροχάρτι"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sychorochárti",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "συχωροχάρτι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "búcsú"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aflát"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "induljenco"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "indulgenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "myeonbeol",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "면벌"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "indulgentia"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "indulgencija",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "индулгенција"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "avlat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "avlat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indulgência"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "indulto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indulgență"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "indulʹgéncija",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "индульге́нция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otpuščénije grexóv",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отпуще́ние грехо́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indulgencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "avlat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "indulhensiya"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bai-bun",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "ใบบุญ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "müsamaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "hoşgörü"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "yarlıgama"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "indulʹhéncija",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "індульге́нція"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidpúščennja hrixív",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "відпу́щення гріхі́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vídpust",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ві́дпуст"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "ơn xá"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory",
      "word": "ân xá"
    }
  ],
  "word": "indulgence"
}

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    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "3": "indulgentia"
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      "form": "indulgences",
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    {
      "form": "indulgenced",
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      "expansion": "indulgence (third-person singular simple present indulgences, present participle indulgencing, simple past and past participle indulgenced)",
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  ],
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    "in‧dul‧gence"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to provide with an indulgence"
      ],
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          "Roman Catholicism",
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        "(transitive, Roman Catholicism) to provide with an indulgence"
      ],
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      "topics": [
        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity",
        "Roman-Catholicism"
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      "ipa": "/ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns/"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/En-us-indulgence.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "dated"
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      "word": "indulgency"
    }
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to provide with an indulgence",
      "topics": [
        "Roman-Catholicism",
        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity"
      ],
      "word": "ban ơn xá"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to provide with an indulgence",
      "word": "xá tội"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to provide with an indulgence",
      "word": "tha tội"
    }
  ],
  "word": "indulgence"
}

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