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Word entry · 10 letters

absolution

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"Formal forgiveness"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/Part of speech nounSorted abilnoostuStarts with AEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Formal forgiveness or release from guilt, blame, or sin.

Word origin

From Middle English absolucion, absolucioun, from Old French absolution, from Latin absolūtiōnem, accusative singular of absolūtiō (“acquittal”), from absolvō (“absolve”). See also absolve.

Used in a sentence

  • Governments granting absolution to the nation.
  • 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.
  • the words are chosen , their sound ample , the composition full , the absolution plenteous

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