Absolution

==English==
===Pronunciation===
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===Etymology===
12th Century, , from , accusative singular of , from . See absolve.
===Noun===
# An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
#:* Government ... granting absolution to the nation.
# An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
# 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.
# An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication.
# The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
# Delivery, in speech. - Ben Jonson
====Derived terms====
* Absolution day
====Translations====
* Bulgarian: 
* Esperanto: 
* Russian: 
* Bulgarian: оправдаване, освобождаване от отговорност
* Finnish: 
* German: 
* Bulgarian: 
* Russian: (грехов)
* Novial: absolutione
====See also====
* indulgence
===Anagrams===
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==French==
===Etymology===
, from , accusative singular of , from .
===Noun===
# absolution (from sins or wrongs)
# acquittal, absolution
====Related terms====
* absoudre
* absolu
* absolutoire
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