indulgencen.

/ɪnˈdʌldʒəns/

Etymology: < French indulgence (12th cent. in Littré), or < Latin indulgēntia indulgence, complaisance, fondness, remission, < indulgēnt-em indulgent adj. and n.: see -ence suffix.

I. General senses.

a. The action of indulging (a person), or the fact of being indulgent; gratification of another's desire or humour; favouring forbearance or relaxation of restraint. Sometimes dyslogistic: Fond humouring, over-lenient treatment.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] > indulgence

indulgencea1382

indulgency1547

indulgement1691

indulgency1698

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. lxiii. 9 In his loue and in his indulgence he aȝeen boȝte them, and bar hem.

c1386 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Prol. 84 And for to been a wyf he yaf me leue Of Indulgence.

1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Indulgence, sufferance, too gentle intreating.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) Epil. 20 As you from crimes would pardon'd be, Let your Indulgence set me free.

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Faire Maide of Inne i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeeee2/2 Some Sonnes Complaine of too much rigor in their Mothers; I of too much indulgence.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 1186 Left to her self..Shee first his weak indulgence will accuse.

1719 Free-thinker No. 152. 2 The first Failure of every Man calls for Indulgence.

1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Proc. E. India House 90/2 He would not trespass any longer upon the indulgence of the proprietors.

1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. III. 106 Indulgence is given her as a substitute for justice.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. ix. 137 Where a member, by the indulgence of the House, is permitted to make personal explanations.

b. with an and plural. An instance of this; an act of indulging; a licence, favour, or privilege granted. (See also II.)

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > indulgent permission > an indulgence granted

indulgencea1616

favour1634

indulgency1768

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. iv. 35 Stand back..Thou that giu'st Whores Indulgences to sinne.

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva 110 One M^r Christopher Darell..of Nudigate, that had a particular Indulgence for the cutting of his Woods at pleasure, though a great Iron-Master.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 545. ⁋14 To prepare the Indulgences necessary to this Lady and her Retinue, in advancing the Interests of the Roman Catholic Religion in those Kingdoms.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. x. 599 He ordered them to be removed to a more commodious apartment and supplied with every indulgence.

a. The action of indulging (desire, inclination, etc.); the yielding to or gratification of some propensity (const. of, in, formerly to); the action of indulging in some practice, luxury, etc.

ΚΠ

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 206 Passions: in which heate doth..more than diligence. Provided onely, That this indulgence doe not deceive us.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xix. sig. Hh8 And a full Table..tempt him..to Indulgence to his Appetite, prejudicial to his Health.

1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra I. Pref. p. xiv The indulgence of private malice.

1843 J. Clason Serm. v. 80 Our continued indulgence in Sin.

1885 S. Cox Expos. 1st Ser. iv. 49 Excessive indulgence of natural appetite and desire.

b. absol. The practice or habit of indulging or giving way to one's inclinations; self-gratification, self-indulgence. With an and plural. A particular act or habit of self-gratification; something indulged in, a luxury.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > selfishness > self-pleasing or self-indulgence

self-pleasing1583

self-indulgence1636

indulgence1649

indulgency1685

ego-tripping1972

1649 R. Tempest Entertainm. Solitariness 5 (T.) The loosenesses and indulgences of this age..bear a proportion with the religion of the Ottomans.

1726 W. Law Pract. Treat. Christian Perfection ii. 42 A Separation of our Souls from worldly Tempers, vain Indulgences, and unnecessary Cares.

1729 W. Law Serious Call iv. 54 To grow rich, that he may live in figure and indulgence.

1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein I. ii. 64 The time at length arrives, when grief is rather an indulgence than a necessity.

1835 T. Walker Original No. 8. 112 The people..spent their earnings in eating and drinking and other indulgences.

1860 R. W. Emerson Considerations in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 228 Human nature is prone to indulgence.

II. Specific and technical senses (from sense 1b).

3. Roman Catholic Church

a. ‘A remission of the punishment which is still due to sin after sacramental absolution, this remission being valid in the court of conscience and before God, and being made by an application of the treasure of the Church on the part of a lawful superior’ (Amort, quoted in Catholic Dict. s.v.).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > penance > remission of penance > [noun] > indulgentiary

pardonc1300

indulgence1362

patentc1400

manuary1537

indulgency1670

1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. viii. 156 And diuinede þat Dowel Indulgence [B & C texts, Indulgences] passede, Bienals and Trienals and Busschopes lettres.

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xvii. 253 And purchace al þe pardoun of Pampiloun & Rome, And indulgences ynowe.

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 345 Many heresies as of assoilingis and indulgencis, and cursyngis, wiþ feyned pardons.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 9 If it be askid weþer þe pope selle indulgencs and merits of seynts.

1596 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent (rev. ed.) 333 For confirmation wherof, I will make you partaker of a Popish Indulgence (or pardon, as they termed it) made vnder the seale of the brotherhead of this house.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 492 Then might ye see..Indulgences, Dispenses, Pardons, Bulls, The sport of Winds.

1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 9 Jan. in Wks. (1955) VII. 248 An indulgence of above 6000 years was got by a visit to that Church on any ordinary day.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. ii. 79 Among others, he had recourse to a sale of Indulgences.

1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 418 He might also ..by paying money, or, by visiting some place of devotion obtain an indulgence to exempt him from the punishment due to one or more of his transgressions.

1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 440.

1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 444 Divisions of Indulgences.—Plenary remit all, partial a portion, of the temporal punishment due to sin—e.g., an indulgence of forty days, as much as would have been atoned for by forty days of canonical penance..Indulgences may be temporal—i.e. granted only for a time; or again perpetual or indefinite, which last till revoked..Personal indulgences are those granted to particular persons..Local indulgences may be gained only in a particular place..Real indulgences are those attached to crucifixes, medals, etc.

†b. Formerly in sense: Remission of sin. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [noun]

shrifta900

forgivenessc900

absolutionOE

veny?c1225

soilinga1300

lesenessc1300

remission?1316

indulgence1377

assoilingc1380

pardona1393

veynea1425

pardoningc1443

remit1490

remitting1577

remittal1596

remitment1611

absolvement1689

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. vii. 56 Whan þai drawen on to deye, and Indulgences wolde haue, Her pardoun is ful petit at her partyng hennes.

c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 3 That he myghte obteyne parfite and plenere pardoun and indulgence of his synnes..he decreid yn hym self to go to the courte of Rome.

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) 52 In þe tenthe þe..communioun of þe seyntes, and þe indulgence of sinne bi cristenynge and penaunce.

c. Loosely used for an authoritative relaxation of ecclesiastical law or obligation (= dispensation n. 8).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical authority > [noun] > ordinance of > dispensation

dispensationc1380

dispension1483

dispense1490

spensation1618

indulgencea1680

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 243 Your wise and cautious Consciences Are free to take what Course they please; Have plenary Indulgence to dispose At Pleasure, of the strictest Vows.

4. English History and Scottish History. Applied (a) to the grant or offer to Nonconformists, in the reigns of Charles II and James II, of certain religious liberties as special favours, but not as legal rights; also (b) to the licence offered during the same reigns to Presbyterian ministers in Scotland to hold services on various conditions, such as receiving collation from the bishops, recognition of the King's ecclesiastical supremacy, etc. Declaration of Indulgence, a royal proclamation offering such religious liberties: esp. applied to that of Charles II in 1672 (withdrawn the following year), and that of James II in 1687 and 1688, which was one of the circumstances that precipitated the Revolution. In Scotland there were five Indulgences, two under Charles II in 1669 and 1672, and three under James II in 1687.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > preaching > [noun] > licence to preach

indulgence1673

society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical authority > [noun] > ordinance of > dispensation > other

indulgence1673

misericord1802

butter-letter1873

1668 J. Owen (title) Indulgence and Toleration considered, in a Letter to a person of honour; with a Peace Offering, in an Apology and Humble Plea for Indulgence and Liberty of Conscience.]

1673 King Charles II Most Gracious Speech to Parl. 4 Feb. 3 Some few days before I Declared the War, I put forth My Declaration for Indulgence to Dissenters, and have hitherto found a good Effect of it.

1673 King Charles II Most Gracious Speech to Parl. 4 Feb. 4 And in the whole Course of this Indulgence, I do not intend that it shall in any way Prejudice the Church, but I will support its Rights, and It in its full Power.

1675 Duke of Buckingham Speech 16 Nov. in Wks. (1705) I. 11 My humble Motion therefore..is, That you would give me leave to bring in a Bill of Indulgence to all Dissenting Protestants.

1687 King James II Gracious Declar. Liberty of Conscience 3 To the end that all Our Loving Subjects may receive and enjoy the full Benefit and Advantage of Our Gracious Indulgence hereby intended.

1688 King James II Gracious Declar. Liberty of Conscience 27 Apr. Ever since we granted this Indulgence [that of 1687], We have made it Our principal Care to see it preserved without Distinction, as we are encouraged to do daily by multitudes of Addresses.

1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. xiv. 423 [The clergy] were driven to extremity by the order of May 4, 1688, to read the declaration of indulgence in their churches.

a1832 J. Mackintosh Hist. Revol. Eng. (1834) iv. 104 The difficulty of proposing to confine such an indulgence to one class of dissidents, and the policy of moving for a general toleration, which it would be as much the interests of Presbyterians as of Catholics to promote.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 177 He knew..it would be impossible to grant liberty of worship to the professors of that [R.C.] religion without extending the same indulgence to Protestant dissenters.

b.1681 J. Bairdy (title) Balm from Gilead; or the differences about the indulgences stated and impleaded, in a Letter to the People of Scotland.1687 King James II in W. M. Hetherington Hist. Church Scotl. (1842) 518 We allow and tolerate the moderate Presbyterians to meet in their private houses and there to hear all such ministers as have or are willing to accept of our Indulgence.1721 R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. I. ii. iii. 291 In June or July this year [1668] the Earl of Tweddale called for some of the Presbyterian Ministers who were under their Hidings, and made proposals to them anent some Favour and Indulgence he hoped might be procured for them in Scotland.1816 W. Scott Old Mortality v, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 91 This indulgence, as it was called, made a great schism among the presbyterians, and those who accepted of it were severely censured by the more rigid sectaries.1816 W. Scott Old Mortality v, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 92 Of all the baits with which the devil has fished for souls in these days of blood and darkness, that Black Indulgence has been the most destructive.1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 185 Presbyterian divines who had consented to accept from the government a half toleration, known by the name of the Indulgence.

5. Commerce. An extension, made as a favour, of the time within which a bill of exchange or a debt is to be paid.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > use of bills of exchange > state of being due for payment > time allowed for payment

usance1487

grace1697

uso1704

indulgence1827

tenor1866

1827 Chitty Bills of Exchange (ed. 7) 292 If a holder agree to give indulgence for a certain period of time to any one of the parties to a bill, this takes away his right to call upon that party for payment before the period expires.

1891 J. B. Byles Pract. Treat. Law of Bills (ed. 15) 328 No indulgence to an acceptor or other prior party will discharge an indorser, if the indorser previously consent to it.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

ΚΠ

1895 Daily News 6 Oct. 3/3 A native boy, to whom the captain had given an indulgence passage from Tamatave.

1897 Q. Rev. July 41 Undermining such moral ideals as the indulgence-mongers had left among them.

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单词	indulgence
释义	indulgencen. /ɪnˈdʌldʒəns/ Etymology: < French indulgence (12th cent. in Littré), or < Latin indulgēntia indulgence, complaisance, fondness, remission, < indulgēnt-em indulgent adj. and n.: see -ence suffix. I. General senses. 1. a. The action of indulging (a person), or the fact of being indulgent; gratification of another's desire or humour; favouring forbearance or relaxation of restraint. Sometimes dyslogistic: Fond humouring, over-lenient treatment. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] > indulgence indulgencea1382 indulgency1547 indulgement1691 indulgency1698 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. lxiii. 9 In his loue and in his indulgence he aȝeen boȝte them, and bar hem. c1386 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Prol. 84 And for to been a wyf he yaf me leue Of Indulgence. 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Indulgence, sufferance, too gentle intreating. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) Epil. 20 As you from crimes would pardon'd be, Let your Indulgence set me free. View more context for this quotation a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Faire Maide of Inne i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeeee2/2 Some Sonnes Complaine of too much rigor in their Mothers; I of too much indulgence. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 1186 Left to her self..Shee first his weak indulgence will accuse. View more context for this quotation 1719 Free-thinker No. 152. 2 The first Failure of every Man calls for Indulgence. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Proc. E. India House 90/2 He would not trespass any longer upon the indulgence of the proprietors. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. III. 106 Indulgence is given her as a substitute for justice. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. ix. 137 Where a member, by the indulgence of the House, is permitted to make personal explanations. b. with an and plural. An instance of this; an act of indulging; a licence, favour, or privilege granted. (See also II.) ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > indulgent permission > an indulgence granted indulgencea1616 favour1634 indulgency1768 a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. iv. 35 Stand back..Thou that giu'st Whores Indulgences to sinne. View more context for this quotation 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva 110 One M^r Christopher Darell..of Nudigate, that had a particular Indulgence for the cutting of his Woods at pleasure, though a great Iron-Master. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 545. ⁋14 To prepare the Indulgences necessary to this Lady and her Retinue, in advancing the Interests of the Roman Catholic Religion in those Kingdoms. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. x. 599 He ordered them to be removed to a more commodious apartment and supplied with every indulgence. 2. a. The action of indulging (desire, inclination, etc.); the yielding to or gratification of some propensity (const. of, in, formerly to); the action of indulging in some practice, luxury, etc. ΚΠ 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 206 Passions: in which heate doth..more than diligence. Provided onely, That this indulgence doe not deceive us. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xix. sig. Hh8 And a full Table..tempt him..to Indulgence to his Appetite, prejudicial to his Health. 1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra I. Pref. p. xiv The indulgence of private malice. 1843 J. Clason Serm. v. 80 Our continued indulgence in Sin. 1885 S. Cox Expos. 1st Ser. iv. 49 Excessive indulgence of natural appetite and desire. b. absol. The practice or habit of indulging or giving way to one's inclinations; self-gratification, self-indulgence. With an and plural. A particular act or habit of self-gratification; something indulged in, a luxury. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > selfishness > self-pleasing or self-indulgence self-pleasing1583 self-indulgence1636 indulgence1649 indulgency1685 ego-tripping1972 1649 R. Tempest Entertainm. Solitariness 5 (T.) The loosenesses and indulgences of this age..bear a proportion with the religion of the Ottomans. 1726 W. Law Pract. Treat. Christian Perfection ii. 42 A Separation of our Souls from worldly Tempers, vain Indulgences, and unnecessary Cares. 1729 W. Law Serious Call iv. 54 To grow rich, that he may live in figure and indulgence. 1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein I. ii. 64 The time at length arrives, when grief is rather an indulgence than a necessity. 1835 T. Walker Original No. 8. 112 The people..spent their earnings in eating and drinking and other indulgences. 1860 R. W. Emerson Considerations in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 228 Human nature is prone to indulgence. II. Specific and technical senses (from sense 1b). 3. Roman Catholic Church a. ‘A remission of the punishment which is still due to sin after sacramental absolution, this remission being valid in the court of conscience and before God, and being made by an application of the treasure of the Church on the part of a lawful superior’ (Amort, quoted in Catholic Dict. s.v.). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > penance > remission of penance > [noun] > indulgentiary pardonc1300 indulgence1362 patentc1400 manuary1537 indulgency1670 1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. viii. 156 And diuinede þat Dowel Indulgence [B & C texts, Indulgences] passede, Bienals and Trienals and Busschopes lettres. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xvii. 253 And purchace al þe pardoun of Pampiloun & Rome, And indulgences ynowe. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 345 Many heresies as of assoilingis and indulgencis, and cursyngis, wiþ feyned pardons. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 9 If it be askid weþer þe pope selle indulgencs and merits of seynts. 1596 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent (rev. ed.) 333 For confirmation wherof, I will make you partaker of a Popish Indulgence (or pardon, as they termed it) made vnder the seale of the brotherhead of this house. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 492 Then might ye see..Indulgences, Dispenses, Pardons, Bulls, The sport of Winds. View more context for this quotation 1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 9 Jan. in Wks. (1955) VII. 248 An indulgence of above 6000 years was got by a visit to that Church on any ordinary day. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. ii. 79 Among others, he had recourse to a sale of Indulgences. 1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 418 He might also ..by paying money, or, by visiting some place of devotion obtain an indulgence to exempt him from the punishment due to one or more of his transgressions. 1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 440. 1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 444 Divisions of Indulgences.—Plenary remit all, partial a portion, of the temporal punishment due to sin—e.g., an indulgence of forty days, as much as would have been atoned for by forty days of canonical penance..Indulgences may be temporal—i.e. granted only for a time; or again perpetual or indefinite, which last till revoked..Personal indulgences are those granted to particular persons..Local indulgences may be gained only in a particular place..Real indulgences are those attached to crucifixes, medals, etc. †b. Formerly in sense: Remission of sin. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [noun] shrifta900 forgivenessc900 absolutionOE veny?c1225 soilinga1300 lesenessc1300 remission?1316 indulgence1377 assoilingc1380 pardona1393 veynea1425 pardoningc1443 remit1490 remitting1577 remittal1596 remitment1611 absolvement1689 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. vii. 56 Whan þai drawen on to deye, and Indulgences wolde haue, Her pardoun is ful petit at her partyng hennes. c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 3 That he myghte obteyne parfite and plenere pardoun and indulgence of his synnes..he decreid yn hym self to go to the courte of Rome. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) 52 In þe tenthe þe..communioun of þe seyntes, and þe indulgence of sinne bi cristenynge and penaunce. c. Loosely used for an authoritative relaxation of ecclesiastical law or obligation (= dispensation n. 8). ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical authority > [noun] > ordinance of > dispensation dispensationc1380 dispension1483 dispense1490 spensation1618 indulgencea1680 a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 243 Your wise and cautious Consciences Are free to take what Course they please; Have plenary Indulgence to dispose At Pleasure, of the strictest Vows. 4. English History and Scottish History. Applied (a) to the grant or offer to Nonconformists, in the reigns of Charles II and James II, of certain religious liberties as special favours, but not as legal rights; also (b) to the licence offered during the same reigns to Presbyterian ministers in Scotland to hold services on various conditions, such as receiving collation from the bishops, recognition of the King's ecclesiastical supremacy, etc. Declaration of Indulgence, a royal proclamation offering such religious liberties: esp. applied to that of Charles II in 1672 (withdrawn the following year), and that of James II in 1687 and 1688, which was one of the circumstances that precipitated the Revolution. In Scotland there were five Indulgences, two under Charles II in 1669 and 1672, and three under James II in 1687. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > [noun] > licence to preach indulgence1673 society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical authority > [noun] > ordinance of > dispensation > other indulgence1673 misericord1802 butter-letter1873 1668 J. Owen (title) Indulgence and Toleration considered, in a Letter to a person of honour; with a Peace Offering, in an Apology and Humble Plea for Indulgence and Liberty of Conscience.] a. 1673 King Charles II Most Gracious Speech to Parl. 4 Feb. 3 Some few days before I Declared the War, I put forth My Declaration for Indulgence to Dissenters, and have hitherto found a good Effect of it. 1673 King Charles II Most Gracious Speech to Parl. 4 Feb. 4 And in the whole Course of this Indulgence, I do not intend that it shall in any way Prejudice the Church, but I will support its Rights, and It in its full Power. 1675 Duke of Buckingham Speech 16 Nov. in Wks. (1705) I. 11 My humble Motion therefore..is, That you would give me leave to bring in a Bill of Indulgence to all Dissenting Protestants. 1687 King James II Gracious Declar. Liberty of Conscience 3 To the end that all Our Loving Subjects may receive and enjoy the full Benefit and Advantage of Our Gracious Indulgence hereby intended. 1688 King James II Gracious Declar. Liberty of Conscience 27 Apr. Ever since we granted this Indulgence [that of 1687], We have made it Our principal Care to see it preserved without Distinction, as we are encouraged to do daily by multitudes of Addresses. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. xiv. 423 [The clergy] were driven to extremity by the order of May 4, 1688, to read the declaration of indulgence in their churches. a1832 J. Mackintosh Hist. Revol. Eng. (1834) iv. 104 The difficulty of proposing to confine such an indulgence to one class of dissidents, and the policy of moving for a general toleration, which it would be as much the interests of Presbyterians as of Catholics to promote. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 177 He knew..it would be impossible to grant liberty of worship to the professors of that [R.C.] religion without extending the same indulgence to Protestant dissenters. b.1681 J. Bairdy (title) Balm from Gilead; or the differences about the indulgences stated and impleaded, in a Letter to the People of Scotland.1687 King James II in W. M. Hetherington Hist. Church Scotl. (1842) 518 We allow and tolerate the moderate Presbyterians to meet in their private houses and there to hear all such ministers as have or are willing to accept of our Indulgence.1721 R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. I. ii. iii. 291 In June or July this year [1668] the Earl of Tweddale called for some of the Presbyterian Ministers who were under their Hidings, and made proposals to them anent some Favour and Indulgence he hoped might be procured for them in Scotland.1816 W. Scott Old Mortality v, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 91 This indulgence, as it was called, made a great schism among the presbyterians, and those who accepted of it were severely censured by the more rigid sectaries.1816 W. Scott Old Mortality v, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 92 Of all the baits with which the devil has fished for souls in these days of blood and darkness, that Black Indulgence has been the most destructive.1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 185 Presbyterian divines who had consented to accept from the government a half toleration, known by the name of the Indulgence. 5. Commerce. An extension, made as a favour, of the time within which a bill of exchange or a debt is to be paid. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > use of bills of exchange > state of being due for payment > time allowed for payment usance1487 grace1697 uso1704 indulgence1827 tenor1866 1827 Chitty Bills of Exchange (ed. 7) 292 If a holder agree to give indulgence for a certain period of time to any one of the parties to a bill, this takes away his right to call upon that party for payment before the period expires. 1891 J. B. Byles Pract. Treat. Law of Bills (ed. 15) 328 No indulgence to an acceptor or other prior party will discharge an indorser, if the indorser previously consent to it. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1895 Daily News 6 Oct. 3/3 A native boy, to whom the captain had given an indulgence passage from Tamatave. 1897 Q. Rev. July 41 Undermining such moral ideals as the indulgence-mongers had left among them. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). indulgencev. Etymology: < indulgence n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: inˈdulgence. †1. transitive. To grant or permit as an indulgence or favour: = indulge v. 4. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > permit [verb (transitive)] > permit as an indulgence grantc1250 vouchsafe1338 indulgence1599 indult1615 indulge1638 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 2 If..it were lawfully indulgenst me freely to aduocate my owne astrology. 2. Roman Catholic Church. To attach an indulgence to (a particular act or object): see indulgence n. 3a, and indulgenced adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > penance > remission of penance > [verb (transitive)] > attach indulgence to indulgence1866 1866 J. H. Newman Let. to Pusey (ed. 2) 106 There is one collection of Devotions..which..consists of prayers of very various kinds which have been indulgenced by the Popes. 1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 444 Large and often plenary indulgences are attached to the recitation of short prayers..and to the use of blessed crosses, medals, etc... Other acts of piety—e.g. examination of conscience, hearing sermons, visiting the Blessed Sacrament—are also largely indulgenced. 1891 J. Britten Lay Help 5 [The Catholic Truth Society] is indulgenced by the Holy See. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1362v.1599
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