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Synonyms for absolution
ˌæb səˈlu ʃən
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Princeton's WordNet
absolution(noun)
the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Synonyms:
remittal, remission, remission of sinabsolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin(noun)
the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Synonyms:
remittance, remission, subsidence, remitment, remission of sin, remit, remittal
English Synonyms and Antonyms
absolution(n)
Acquittal is a release from a charge, after trial, as not guilty. Pardon is a removal of penalty from one who has been adjudged guilty. Acquittal is by the decision of a court, commonly of a jury; pardon is the act of the executive. An innocent man may demand acquittal, and need not plead for pardon. Pardon supposes an offense; yet, as our laws stand, to grant a pardon is sometimes the only way to release one who has been wrongly convicted. Oblivion, from the Latin, signifies overlooking and virtually forgetting an offense, so that the offender stands before the law in all respects as if it had never been committed. Amnesty brings the same idea through the Greek. Pardon affects individuals; amnesty and oblivion are said of great numbers. Pardon is oftenest applied to the ordinary administration of law; amnesty, to national and military affairs. An amnesty is issued after war, insurrection, or rebellion; it is often granted by "an act of oblivion," and includes a full pardon of all offenders who come within its provisions. Absolution is a religious word (compare synonyms for ABSOLVE). Remission is a discharge from penalty; as, the remission of a fine.
Synonyms:
acquittal, amnesty, forbearance, forgiveness, mercy, oblivion, pardon, pardon, remissionAntonyms:
penalty, punishment, retaliation, retribution, vengeancePreposition:
A pardon to or for the offenders; for all offenses; the pardon of offenders or offenses.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
absolution(n.)
Synonyms:
acquittal, remission, discharge, release, liberation, deliverance, clearance, forgiveness, pardon, INDULGENCE, JUSTIFICATION
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
absolution(n)
Synonyms:
forgiveness, remission, discharge, pardon
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5685 | discharge | |
#8158 | mercy | |
#13192 | amnesty | |
#15356 | forgiveness | |
#17724 | pardon | |
#21253 | oblivion | |
#24731 | remit | |
#25987 | remission | |
#28883 | remittance | |
#45770 | subsidence | |
#50293 | forbearance | |
#52432 | acquittal | |
#57038 | absolution |
How to use absolution in a sentence?
Look, I think we could all use a lot of mercy in this world. And the pope is a loving person, and having absolution -- [allowing] the priest to give absolution is extraordinary, but I'm not surprised at all, i hope that we also focus on mercy for the unborn, the hundreds of thousands of babies that will die. I think we need to have a society that protects life from the beginning to end, and we should be a repentant society for sure. And mercy should be at the heart of everything we do.
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
William Butler Yeats, Autobiography:
Our own acts are isolated and one act does not buy absolution for another.
Psychoanalysis is confession without absolution.
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson:
Forgive! How many will say, forgive, and find a sort of absolution in the sound to hate a little longer!
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