Sentence:  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 <WSD>absolution</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. (First attested around 1350 to 1470.)<ref name=SOED/>