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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dul•gence /ɪnˈdʌldʒəns/USA pronunciation n. - the act or practice of indulging:[uncountable]Too much indulgence can spoil your children.
- something indulged in:[countable]Rich desserts are an indulgence.
- Religion understanding;
tolerance;
forgiveness:[uncountable]The pilot asked for the passengers' indulgence during the delay.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dul•gence (in dul′jəns),USA pronunciation n., v., -genced, -genc•ing. n. - the act or practice of indulging;
gratification of desire. - the state of being indulgent.
- indulgent allowance or tolerance.
- a catering to someone's mood or whim;
humoring:The sick man demanded indulgence as his due. - something indulged in:Her favorite indulgence was candy.
- Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]a partial remission of the temporal punishment, esp. purgatorial atonement, that is still due for a sin or sins after absolution. Cf. plenary indulgence.
- Religion[Eng. and Scot. Hist.](in the reigns of Charles II and James II) a grant by the king to Protestant dissenters and Roman Catholics freeing them from certain penalties imposed, by legislation, because of their religion.
- Business[Com.]an extension, through favor, of time for payment or performance.
v.t. - Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]to provide with an indulgence:an indulgenced pilgrimage to Rome.
- Latin indulgentia. See indulge, -ence
- Middle English 1325–75
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sufferance, forbearance, allowance.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: indulgence /ɪnˈdʌldʒəns/ n - the act of indulging or state of being indulgent
- a pleasure, habit, etc, indulged in; extravagance
- liberal or tolerant treatment
- something granted as a favour or privilege
- a remission of the temporal punishment for sin after its guilt has been forgiven
- Also called: Declaration of Indulgence a royal grant during the reigns of Charles II and James II of England giving Nonconformists and Roman Catholics a measure of religious freedom
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