remissionn.
/rᵻˈmɪʃn/, U.S. /rəˈmɪʃ(ə)n/, /riˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. Forgiveness or pardon of sins or other offences. Cf. sense 2a.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun]
forgivenessc900
givenessc1200
remission?c1225
veny?c1225
gracec1300
forgiftc1315
excusinga1340
absolutiona1393
pardona1393
veynea1425
pardoningc1443
pardonancec1475
forgivance1490
remit1490
oblivion1563
remitting1577
remittance1602
remitment1611
condonation1615
excuse1655
condonance1865
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 256 Al ich an geonni þe, al ich legge up on þe remissiun of þeose & inforȝeouenesse of alle þine sunnen.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 20048 (MED) Þai sal haue beniscon to medis, Bath crist aun beniscun, And o þair sin remisiun.
?a1425 (?c1350) Northern Passion (Rawl.) 2321 (MED) In remyssyoune of his syn To mak a kyrk he gan bi-gyn.
1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton 5 Of the sacryfyse that thauncyentes made to god for to haue remyssion of theyr synnes.
a1500 Gospel of Nicodemus (Harl. 149) (1974) 101 (MED) Y..went be-fore hys face..to yeue vndyrstondynge to the helthe of hys peple for remyssyoun of her synnes.
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. LLLiii Remission of synnes, adopcion of grace, brotherhed to the son of god.
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. iiij If he repent of his owne accorde, and desyre remission of his offence.
c1600 C. Wriothesley Chron. Eng. (1875) I. 14 Plenary remission of their synnes.
1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xxxviii. 245 In..Scripture, Remission of Sinne, and Salvation from Death and Misery, is the same thing.
1702 S. Cradock Knowl. & Pract. (ed. 4) iii. 29 They that shall be made partakers of that great and invaluable benefit, the remission of all their sins by Christ, are effectually called, and inabled.
1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. xlix. 123 The gift which he had conferred on the Roman pontiff for the remission of his sins.
1846 R. Browning Let. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) II. 212 As naughty children punished by mistake are promised a remission of next offence.
1884 Catholic Dict. (1885) 5/1 Absolution from Sin is a remission of sin which the priest..makes in the Sacrament of Penance.
1906 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. Great Brit. & Ireland 36 186 The tribes punish such a breach of tribal law by making the offenders bear..the expenses necessary for the remission of the offence.
1951 E. H. Swift Rom. Sources Christian Art 51 Each of these old mystery religions..seems to have given to its initiates a promise of the remission of sin.
1999 F. W. Marks Brief for Belief iv. 79 His [sc. Christ's] very first order of business on entering the Upper Room where the apostles were gathered on Easter Sunday was repentance and remission of sin.
2. Without of.† c. Scottish. In singular and plural. A formal pardon; a document conveying this. Obsolete.† d. An inclination towards pardon. Obsolete. rare.
a. Forgiveness or pardon granted for sins or offences against divine law; the cancelling of, or deliverance from, the guilt and penalties of sin. Formerly also: †power of obtaining such pardon (obsolete).
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [noun] > release from duty or obligation
remission?1316
loosingc1357
releasec1390
releasing1395
discharginga1398
defeasance1399
quittancea1400
acquittancec1405
discharge1423
absolution1447
acquittinga1450
quietance1451
excusationc1475
relief1496
acquittal?1538
releasement1548
ease1576
excuse1577
relievement1583
excusal1584
exoneration1640
dispensation1653
absolvement1689
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
?1316 Short Metrical Chron. (Royal) 634 in J. Ritson Anc. Eng. Metrical Romanceës (1802) II. 296 (MED) He presentede him the spere That Charlemayne wes wonet to bere..That is of gret remissioun.
c1400 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Trin. Cambr. R.3.14) (1960) A. xi. 285 A robbere hadde remission [c1400 B text was yraunceouned] raþere þanne þei alle.
c1405 (c1380) G. Chaucer Second Nun's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 346 Goddes sone in this world was wtholde To doon mankynde pleyn [v.r. pleyner] remyssion That was ybounde in synne.
c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Testament (Harl. 218) 191 in Minor Poems (1911) i. 336 (MED) O blyssed Iesu, do remissioun To alle that aske mercy on ther kne.
a1500 Ratis Raving (Cambr. Kk.1.5) l. 90 in R. Girvan Ratis Raving & Other Early Scots Poems (1939) 3 For oþir part..Sal her have tribulacioune That sal be thare Remissioune.
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 100 Pray now for him..Vnto the lord..To gif him mercie and remissioun.
1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 75v Remember..how hee swette water and bloude, for thy remission.
1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Acts ii. 39 The Messiah with his Grace of Remission, and the Spirit, is promised.
1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. i. 28 He gives Repentance and Remission!
1795 J. Belknap Sacred Poetry: Hymns 130 They, who forgive, shall find Remission, in that day, When all the merciful and kind Thy pity shall repay.
1847 Brit. Protestant Jan. 43 He only can give remission who can give repentance; but Christ only can give repentance, therefore, he only can give remission.
1907 T. M. Lindsay Hist. Reformation I. ii. ii. 225 Did an Indulgence give remission for the guilt of sin, or only for certain penalties which followed the sinful deed?
1969 H. Bekker tr. G. C. Berkouwer Sacraments v. 94 John could not grant real remission in his baptism, but he could only pave the way toward remission.
1991 I. Sinclair Downriver ix. 286 Its upkeep is no trivial matter. Your cheques will therefore be gratefully received; earning you respect among your peers, and probable remission in Purgatory.
b. Pardon for a political, legal, or other offence; (occasionally) an instance of this. Now historical.
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c1451 J. Capgrave Life St. Gilbert (1910) 66 (MED) He was a general iuge..to make his remissiones and comminaciones rith as he list.
a1456 ( J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 629 (MED) Þy right ay sugre with remyssyoun.
1485 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) II. 170/2 [To] tak ditta..of the notour trespassouris without excepcoun of ony persoun to be takin & justifiit without remissoun.
1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 4093 But doubt, ȝe salbe hangit, But mercie or remissioun.
1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 863 Sir Thomas Broughton..was at hande..vtterly dispairing of pardon and remission.
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. xii. 671 If any were found dishonest, they were put to death without remission.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) i. ii. 65 My pennance is, to call Lucetta backe And aske remission, for my folly past. View more context for this quotation
1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 95 Whosoever are taken stealing of Mastick, are without remission sent to the Galleys.
1790 T. B. Clarke Statist. View Germany 265 They have the power to grant pardon, and remission; to confer the privileges of fairs and markets; to permit and prohibit the chase and the fisheries.
1864 J. F. Kirk Hist. Charles the Bold (U.S. ed.) I. viii. 376 They entreated, therefore, that letters of remission might be granted to them for this fault.
2007 E. B. Pollnow tr. H. de Schepper in Between Middle Ages & Modernity 201 The principal gesticulation of princely clemency in the sixteenth century was the letter of remission for manslaughter.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > acquittal or clearing of accusation > [noun] > pardon
pardonc1425
remission1473
1473–4 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 2 Chargis him for a remissione be the king to certane personis..grantit be a signatour subscriuit with the kingis hand.
c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 48 Yat all maner of man yat had bene before tyme banist out of rome, suld cum agayne, and thai suld..haue remissiouns.
1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 1132 I dreid, without ȝe get ane remissioun,..The spirtuall stait sall put ȝow to perditioun.
1546 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 34 The remissioun grantit to the Capitane of Dumbertane, and all his complices..sall presentlie be past throw the signet.
a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 65 He gat thame frie respettis and remissiouns of all offences.
1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 158 Gif he quha is accused, alledges ane remission, he sall produce the samine in judgement.
1656 in J. A. Clyde Hope's Major Practicks (1938) II. 292 Ane remissione will awaill nothing without assythment of the partie.
1695 G. Mackenzie Let. 11 June in W. Fraser Earls of Cromartie (1876) I. 112 I wish to have a very general remission sent me, because I see faults fisht for in others on no great grounds.
1767 Memorial Colin Campbell of Kilberry 6 Both these acts relate to remissions for theft and reif, and make no mention of murder: but the reason is, that..the King could not give a remission for murder.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun] > disposition to forgive
forgivenessc1175
remissiona1616
ignoscency1647
forgivingness1741
unresentfulness1866
a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) v. i. 497 I finde an apt remission in my selfe: And yet heere's one..I cannot pardon. View more context for this quotation
3. † b. Release from work or exertion. Also with from, of. Obsolete.† c. Liberation or deliverance from a state of constraint, suffering, etc.; respite. Frequently with from, of. Obsolete.
a. Release from the obligation of a debt or payment. Also in extended use.
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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Deut. xv. 1 To whom is owed eny þyng of frend or neiȝbor & his broþer, he shal not mowe aȝeyn aske hit, for ȝeer of remyssioun [L. annus remissionis] of þe lord hit is.
1397 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1844) I. 208/2 That he risis nocht with the kingis officeris..he sal pay x pond to the kynge without remission.
c1400 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Trin. Cambr. R.3.14) (1960) A. vii. 82 To haue reles & remissioun, on þat rental I leue.
1599 R. Pont Newe Treat. Right Reckoning of Yeares 25 For thereby Christ accomplished the true Iubilee, putting ende to all the preceeding figuratiue Iubilees, & purchasing vnto the faithful ful libertie and remission, from the Spirituall debt of sinne.
1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 838 They..only went vp..in the seuenth yeare of remission twice.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. ii. 84 Though I owe My Reuenge properly, my remission lies In Volcean brests. View more context for this quotation
1672 W. Penn Quakerism xvii. 151 God only upon Faith in his Goodness, Mercy and Holy Promise can give Remission, Pardon, or make free from the heavy Debt Transgression hath brought upon us.
a1746 F. Hutcheson Syst. Moral Philos. (1755) I. ii. iii. 279 A debtor is bound by the law to make payment: but a remission or release from the creditor frees him from this obligation.
1861 Rep. Select Comm. Income & Prop. Tax 84/1 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 503) VII. 1 He has no claim whatever for any remission from the rents which are properly taxed to their full extent by the Exchequer.
1886 Times 29 Sept. 10/4 All children who come to school without the school pence will be turned away, unless the parents have obtained remission.
1916 Final Rep. Comm. Taxation N.Y. 65 If we were to add to this the remission from the direct State tax there would accrue to the City of New York about $30,000,000.
1999 K. Mukund Trading World Tamil Merchant viii. 150 In neighbouring San Thome, the local authorities had given remission from taxes for three years.
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society > leisure > [noun]
restingOE
leisure13..
voidnessa1382
remissionc1384
vacationc1386
ease1393
otiosity1483
holiday1526
otiation1589
idlesse1596
vacance1610
playa1616
vacancya1616
remissness1624
recess1644
otium cum dignitate1729
dolce far niente1814
disoccupation1834
otium1850
non-work1855
kef1864
toillessness1877
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. x. 34 Alle solempne days..be alle dais of ynmunite..and of remissioun [L. remissionis] to alle Jewis that ben in my rewme.
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Cor. viii. 13 Not that it be remyssioun [L. remissio], or slouthe, to othere, forsoth to ȝou tribulacioun.
a1613 E. Brerewood Learned Treat. Sabaoth (1630) 16 The law giuen was manifestly intended to bring seruants release, and remission of their weekely toile.
1737 R. Glover Leonidas iii. 109 An exercise of pain So fierce and constant, that to them a camp With all its hardships is the seat of rest, And war itself remission from their toils.
1845 Times 17 June 4/4 After spending nearly half a century..it was but fair that the country..should give him some remission from his labours.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun]
liberation?a1475
remission?a1475
freeing1492
redeliverya1513
solutiona1513
enfranchising1528
assertion1552
franchising1552
franchisement1562
affranchisement1608
enfranchisementa1616
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 291 From whiche victory of Abraham somme men say the yere of Iubile to haue taken originalle, for that remission [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. þe delyueraunce; L. remissione] of captif men.
c1520 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1901) I. Luke iv. 18 He send me..to preche remyssioun to presonnars..and to deliuer brokin men into remyssioun.
1582 Bible (Rheims) Luke iv. 19 To preach to the captives remission,..to dimisse the bruised unto remission.
1635 E. Pagitt Christianographie (1636) i. iii. 162 For remission of soules the Patriarch graunts no Indulgences.
c1761 O. Goldsmith Misc. Wks. (1837) I. 471 Some remission from the war gave them leisure to form schemes of future prosperity.
1816 J. B. Burges Dragon Knight iv. 102 If still relentless she should prove, my soul Might gain remission from her stern controul.
1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad iv. 59 There was a probability of the woman marrying as soon as she could obtain remission of her servitude.
4.
a. The cancellation or reduction of a debt, payment, etc.; an instance of this. Also figurative.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [noun] > remission of something due
remissiona1382
releasea1387
pardonc1387
relaxation1440
pardoningc1443
loosing1495
general discharge1565
absolute discharge1572
remitter1726
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Deut. xv. 1 The seueþe ȝeer þou shalt do [a1425 L.V. make] remissioun [L. remissionem].
a1450 (a1397) Prol. Old Test. (Harl. 1666) in Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (1850) 6 In the vij ȝeer shal be remissioun of dette to citeseynes and kynnesmen.
1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere iv. p. xxviii They go by confessyon, contrycyon, workes of penaunce, & workes of mercy, towarde the remyssyon of the dette of theyr payne and satysfaccyon.
a1719 J. Addison in Wks. (1888) IV. 168 Not only an expedition, but the remission of a duty or tax, were transmitted to posterity after this manner.
1786 E. Pendleton Let. 31 July in Lett. & Papers (1967) II. 483 I have been applied to by the under sherifs of this County..for a Remission of the damages awarded by the General Court for their default in paying the Taxes for the year 1784.
1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. xi. ii. 491 His remissions [of taxes], as far as they were carried into effect, were productive of great inequality.
1884 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 9 624 He does not ask for any remission of any portion of his obligation.
1905 Daily Chron. 1 Feb. 6/1 A remission in rates should be made to companies which were the chief ratepayers in districts in which rate-supported tramways run.
a1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ in Scots Quair (1995) 207 They had made pact with the English to kepp the port and give meal and milk in return for remission of all their taxes.
1974 Jrnl. Criminal Law & Criminol. 65 494 A defendant..may at any time petition the court..for remission of the payment of costs or of any unpaid portion thereof.
1993 Choir Schools Today Issue 7. (Music Scholarship Insert) 6/4 Each entitles holder to one-third school fee remission per annum. plus free tuition on two instruments.
b. The cancellation or reduction of a penalty or punishment; (now) esp. the reduction of a prison sentence as a reward for good behaviour; an instance of this.
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society > authority > punishment > [noun] > penalty > remission or reduction of penalty
relaxion1528
remission1625
society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > sentencing > [noun] > execution of judgement > reprieve, remission, or release from penalty
releasing1395
retreatinga1450
relaxation1520
reprivation1583
reprievala1586
reprieve1594
remission1625
reprievement1633
remish1958
1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis i. xvii. 47 Neither were there..some, as entreating remission of his punishment; others, as calling out for Iustice.
1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 54 Circumstances of aggravated Guilt prevent, a Remission of the Penalties.
1741 W. Oldys et al. Betterton's Hist. Eng. Stage ii. 51 Queen Mary..immediately granted..a Remission of her Father's Execution for that of Transportation.
1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. v. 137 The consequence of this confession was a remission of punishment.
1824 Republican 9 669 The petitioner..did hope that Government would..advise the remission of any further punishment.
1861 C. H. Pearson Early & Middle Ages Eng. 177 This was an illegal remission of an important part of the penalty.
1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 442/1 The indulgence..was no mere remission of canonical penance.
1893 Daily News 9 Mar. 6/7 He [sc. a convict] was punished by the forfeiture of remission marks.
1924 Virginia Law Reg. New Ser. 10 533 His decision seems to have been based..upon..a sincere belief that public policy justified remission of the extreme penalty.
1955 D. Webb Deadline for Crime i. 16 He did his porridge quietly, peacefully, earned full remission and came out.
1989 K. Smith Inside Time iv. 37 He estimates, accurately as it happens, he'll draw a two, less remand, less remission, can just about predict his release date.
2004 H. Strachan Make Skyf, Man! xvii. 203 Short-term prisoners don't get parole anyway, I say. Only remission, one quarter for good behaviour.
5. † c. Grammar. Modification (by an adverb) of an adjective so that its meaning is reduced in intensity. Usually opposed to intension. Obsolete.
a. Diminution or reduction of effect or force; decrease or abatement of a condition or quality, such as heat, cold, etc.; (also) an instance of this. Cf. intension n. 3.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]
waningc900
littlingOE
lessingc1350
abating1370
diminutionc1374
minishinga1382
decrease1383
remissiona1398
shrinkinga1398
decreasing1398
adminishing?c1400
abbreviation?a1425
lessening?a1425
minoration?a1425
disincrease1430
abatement1433
restrictiona1450
batea1475
diminuation1477
limitation1483
abate1486
minute1495
minishment1533
mitigation1533
diminishinga1535
extenuation1542
slacking1542
reduce1549
diminishment1551
perditionc1555
debatementa1563
rebatement1573
obstriction1578
imminution1583
contracting1585
contraction1589
rabate1589
rebating1598
retrenchmentc1600
decession1606
ravalling1609
reducement1619
decrement1621
bating1629
shrivellinga1631
decretion1635
dejection1652
abater1653
rolling back1658
limiting1677
batement1679
reduction1695
depression1793
downdraw1813
descent1832
decess1854
lowering1868
shrinkage1873
dégringolade1883
minification1894
degrowth1920
downrating1950
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > [noun] > diminution of heat or cold
remission1625
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 74v Qualite of mete is I-knowe be þe most remissioun & slakinge of þe qualites of elementis.
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 69 Morall vertue..tempereth the remission and intention, and..taketh away the excesse and defect of the passions.
1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. x. 224 They haue extreame cold Winters, and in stead of Summer, a small remission of cold.
1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell vi. 79 For then when the heate beginneth in Spaine, the violence thereof lasteth a long time without intension, or remission, or any considerable change.
1697 S. Patrick Comm. Exod. (xix. 17) 353 When their trembling was abated, by the remission..of the sound of the Trumpet.
1751 J. Harris Hermes i. xi. 195 Some of these Quantities and Qualities are capable of Intension, and Remission.
1784 S. Johnson Let. 9 Feb. (1994) IV. 283 The remission of the cold did not continue long enough to afford me much relief.
1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xxxiii. 390 The sound gradually increases and diminishes in continued succession at equal intervals. This intension and remission is called a beat.
1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion ii. 88 Darkness fell Without remission of the blast or shower. View more context for this quotation
1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 14 Marked morning remissions of temperature.
1897 I. Singer & L. H. Berens Some Unrecognized Laws Nat. 390 The fundamental belief that gravity admits of neither intension nor remission.
1952 Philos. Rev. 61 20 We can now state more clearly the problem of assigning a scale to the relative intension and remission of a form.
1990 A. S. Byatt Possession xviii. 314 The wind howled and howled that night, all on one wailing note, without remission.
b. Medicine. Lessening of the severity of a disease or symptom; disappearance of symptoms or cessation of the activity of a disease for a period; an instance of this. Also (esp. in in remission, to go into remission): the state of undergoing this. Also in figurative contexts.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [noun] > stage of disease > remission
remission?a1425
remise1603
quiet disease1886
the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > process of healing of an injury, etc. > [noun] > remission of disease or symptoms
remission?a1425
ablation1671
?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 37v (MED) When þer is grete furiouste or wodenez & þer bigynneþ som remissioun, i. slakyng, þer is state.
1565 J. Hall Expositiue Table 93 in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. They haue some remission betwene euery fitte.
1685 tr. T. Willis London Pract. Physick 549 A Continual Fever..has its times of remission and exacerbation, but none of intermission.
1741–3 J. Wesley Extract of Jrnl. (1749) 19 I had a clear remission in the morning: but about two in the afternoon, a stronger fit than any before.
a1776 R. James Diss. Fevers (1778) 57 In the very worst cases, if it does not effect a cure itself, it generally brings on a remission.
1797 M. Baillie Morbid Anat. (ed. 2) iii. 59 Empyema may be distinguished..by rigors having taken place, by a remission of the pain [etc.].
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 188 It is the law of our nature that such fits of excitement shall always be followed by remissions.
1867 Biennial Retrospect Med., Surg., & Allied Sci. 1865–6 36 The pulse ranged from 100 to 160 in the febrile state, and 42–72 in remission.
1911 Old Dominion Jrnl. Med. & Surg. 12 221 (table) Given hexamethyleneamine 15 gr. 3 times a day and went into remission in few wks.
1968 Brain 91 307 Within two days a remission in her symptoms occurred.
1988 D. French Working (1991) x. 325 ‘Do you know how contagious this is?’ Peter shrugged and said, ‘Well, it's in remission.’
2004 S. Steffen Come Summer vi. 90 Tommy's type of leukemia..had the highest success rate for remission and cure.
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1653 R. Lloyd Latine Gram. 32 Superlatives may be changed and diversly rendred, either by Adverbes of intension put unto the Positive..or by Adverbes of remission with a Negative.
1797 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 90 Adverbs of intension and remission, or of quantity continuous; as moderately, vastly, exceedingly, &c.
1825 S. Oliver Gen. Crit. Gram. Inglish Lang. 69 Adjectives of which the signification admits not intension, or remission are not usually compared.
a. The reduction or slackening of application, energy, or effort; relaxation; lessening of tension; (also) an instance of this. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe
lissc1000
remissionc1425
abatement1433
swagingc1440
remittinga1475
slacking1542
remissness1551
subsiding1607
slackening1611
relaxation1614
relentment1628
rebatement1701
relaxing1734
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > lack of tension or slackness > making or becoming
easing1580
remission1580
unstretching1611
c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iv. 4383 (MED) Moste þei wern on þe wommen wood To be avenged..With-oute mercy or remyssioun.
1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 41v As to much bendinge breaketh the bowe, so to much remission spoyleth the minde.
1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 83 As the Musitians tune their strings, who..either by intention or remission, frame them to a pleasant consent.
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. v. iii. §18. 554 Such accompt of winnings past, is commonly in Gamesters that are at the hight of their fortune, a cause of remission and carelessnesse.
1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 22 Among the manifold remissions of our minde, among our idle hopes,..these Images do follow us..close.
1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xix. 112 This difference of Intention, and Remission of the Mind in thinking..every one..has experimented in himself.
1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. i. 41 I used to speak without any remission or variation.
?1790 T. Taylor Diss. Eleusinian & Bacchic Myst. 100 Oblivion necessarily follows a remission of intellectual energy.
1795 W. Preston Let. to B. Edwards 22 Whether ten hours in twenty-four, during which the slaves are compelled..to toil, without remission, in a sultry relaxing climate, be a reasonable and moderate period..is more than I can presume to calculate.
1842 H. E. Manning Sins of Infirmity in Serm. (1848) I. 231 The mind cannot without a strain be ever at one pitch..it must have its intervals of intension and remission.
1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth xcii. 229 Each hermit set himself to find out where he was weakest, and attacked himself without mercy or remission till there..he was strongest.
1876 Times 20 Dec. 5/5 If there was any remission of the labourous toil of these mountain tenants..the soil returned to its original sterility.
b. Lowering or humbling (of the mind). Obsolete. rare.
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the mind > emotion > humility > [noun] > making humble
meekinga1333
chastening1526
meekening1537
abasing1548
humbling1549
unperching1586
remissiona1628
a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) ii. 35 This is that true remission of mind, whereof I would gladly have the world take notice.
a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) xiii. 160 So far was his true remission of minde transformed into ejulation.
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society > law > transfer of property > [noun] > instance of
translationc1460
remise1473
remissiona1475
a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 100 The forsaid acre of mede..he remytted to them and quyte-claymed..to the same abbesse..And for þis knowlechyng, remission, fyne, and accorde [etc.].
a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1906) ii. 450 Henry..relesed and vttirly quyte-claymed..all the right and clayme that he had..And for this remyssion and quyte-clayme the forsaid abbesse and mynchons of Godestowe yaf to hym one marke of siluer.
1848 Jurist 11 i. 131 The said Cadwalader and Margaret have granted..that they will warrant to the said William..the tenements &c. aforesaid..and for this acknowledgment remission quit-claim warrant fine and concord the said William Williams hath given..180 marks of silver.
8. The action of sending or sending back. In later use: (Law) the action or an act of referring a case from one court to another (cf. remittal n. 1).
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society > travel > transport > [noun] > causing to be conveyed or sending
remission1616
remitting1671
expedition1796
remittance1840
sending1882
1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odyssey xv. 229 Atrides..Grant now remission to my Natiue right: My minde now vrging mine owne houses sight.
1741–2 T. Stackhouse New Hist. Bible iii. i The Poets' Fiction of the Loss of Eurydice, and her Remission into Hell.
a1745 J. Swift Let. to Archbishop Dublin in Wks. (1765) VIII. i. 178 The remission of a million every year to England.
1846 in Statutes Congr. U.S.A. (1848) 3144 Such remission shall carry with it all..proceedings pending in the case in the court from which the remission is made, and the court to which such remission is made.
1883 Law Rep.: Probate Div. 8 194 A remission under the seal of Her Majesty's Court of Appeals..commanding the Official Principal..to resume the cause into his hands.
1909 Harvard Law Rev. 22 538 Application was made for a remission of the case from the federal to the state court.
1947 Internat. Law Rep. 44 viii. 236 The issue was the remission of the case by a higher court to a lower court and not the dismissal of the case by the magistrate.
2004 P. Hungeford-Welch Criminal Litigation & Sentencing (ed. 6) xiv. 597 (heading) Remission of cases between magistrates' courts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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