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indulgence Definition

in·dul·gence (in dul′jəns)

noun

  1. an indulging or being indulgent
  2. a thing indulged in
  3. the act of indulging oneself, or giving way to one's own desires
  4. a favor or privilege
  5. Business an extension of time to make payment on a bill or note, granted as a favor
  6. Eng. History the grant of certain religious liberties to Dissenters and Roman Catholics by Charles II and James II
  7. R.C.Ch. a partial or complete remission, under conditions specified by the Church, of divine temporal punishment that may otherwise still be due for sin committed but forgiven

Etymology: OFr < L indulgentia

transitive verb -·genced, -·genc·ing

R.C.Ch. to attach an indulgence to

indulgence Synonyms

indulgence

n.

  1. Humoring

    coddling, pampering, petting, overweening attention, fondling, babying, spoiling, placating, pleasing, toadying, favoring, kowtowing, gratifying, catering to.

  2. Forbearance

    allowance, lenience, toleration; see mercy 1, patience 1, tolerance 1.

  3. Revelry

    prodigality, dissipation, intemperance, drunkenness, overindulgence, luxury, waste, self-indulgence, hedonism, self-gratification, decadence, high living, la dolce vita (Italian), sybaritism, overdoing it*; see also greed, waste 1.

indulgence Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • day: John, archbishop of Canterbury, granted indulgence of forty days to all who should assist in rebuilding the priory, ( fn.

Converse of object

  • grant: Pilgrims were granted indulgence for gifts to restore the chapel.
  • sell: Martin Luther was nailed to the church door for selling papal indulgences.
  • enjoy: Restaurant vouchers are the perfect solution as everyone enjoys the indulgence of fabulous food and fine wines in attractive surroundings.
  • show: Any indulgence shown in the terms of payment will be made at Bromyard Internet Services ' absolute discretion.
  • offer: Help thyself, " I said in the manner of a great lord offering an indulgence to a peasant.
  • provide: Our selection of Four-Poster, Junior and Master Suites, some with jacuzzis, provide pure indulgence for your honeymoon night.

Adjective modifier

  • papal: Martin Luther was nailed to the church door for selling papal indulgences.
  • plenary: The Holy Father granted all World Youth Day participants a plenary indulgence.
  • carnal: No love of selfish ease, no supine and carnal indulgence, retarded his movements.
  • perpetual: The Order of Perpetual Indulgence is more than just a bunch of folk in holy drag.
  • sensual: Only the bold are happy to feed their partner by hand in a public place - the ultimate sensual indulgence.
  • sheer: For sheer indulgence, Paris is hard to beat.

Modifies a noun

  • range: To add to our extensive range of bouquets we have designed an Indulgence range of designer bouquets.
  • day: We had a lovely sailing day and a very successful Indulgence Day in the beginning of June.

Noun used with modifier

  • self: A brief delve into self indulgence won't harm you.
  • kind: In conclusion, the Proprietors have to request the kind indulgence of the Subscribers with regard to any errors they may occasionally detect.
  • self-: Your time at uni is the perfect opportunity to totally explore yourself and is a great chance for a bit of self- indulgence.
  • chocolate: You'll probably save 100 calories over a full-size chocolate indulgence.
indulgence Quotes

There is a mixture of evil in everything we do; indulgence encourages us to encroach, while we Crabbe exercise the rights of children, we become childish.

—Cowper,William

It's anindulgencetosit ina roomand discuss yourbeliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.

—Hellman, Lillian Florence

So long as the law considers all these human beings, with beating heartsand living affections,onlyassomany things belonging tothemasteröso long asthefailure, or misfortune, or imprudence, or death of the kindest owner, may cause them any day to exchange a life of kind protection and indulgence for one of hopeless miseryand toilöso long is it impossible to make anything beautiful or desirable in the best-regulated administration of slavery.

—Stowe, Harriet (Elizabeth) ne¤  e Beecher