dispensational

Variant of dispensation

dispensation definition

dis·pen·sa·tion (dis′pən sā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a dispensing, or giving out; distribution
  2. anything dispensed or distributed
  3. the system by which anything is administered; management
  4. any release or exemption from an obligation
  5. Law the suspension of a statute in a specific case for extenuating reasons
  6. R.C.Ch. an exemption or release from the provisions of a specific church law
  7. Theol.
    1. the ordering of events under divine authority
    2. any religious system

Etymology: ME dispensacioun < OFr despensation < L dispensatio, management, charge < pp. of dispensare, dispense

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