1. The condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance 
2. The act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
   - remission, remittal, remission of sin

Derived forms: absolutions

See also: absolve

Type of: condition, redemption, salvation, status

Part of: penance

Encyclopedia: Absolution

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