| 单词 | dispensation |
| 释义 | dispensation —dispensational, adj. —dispensatorily /di spen"seuh tawr'euh lee, -tohr'-/, adv. /dis'peuhn say"sheuhn, -pen-/, n. 1. an act or instance of dispensing; distribution. 2. something that is distributed or given out. 3. a certain order, system, or arrangement; administration or management. 4. Theol. a. the divine ordering of the affairs of the world. b. an appointment, arrangement, or favor, as by God. c. a divinely appointed order or age: the old Mosaic, or Jewish, dispensation; the new gospel, or Christian, dispensation. 5. a dispensing with, doing away with, or doing without something. 6. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. a relaxation of law in a particular case granted by a competent superior or the superior's delegate in laws that the superior has the power to make and enforce: a dispensation regarding the Lenten fast. b. an official document authorizing such a relaxation of law. [1325-75; ME dispensacioun < ML dispensation- (s. of dispensatio) a pardon, relaxation, LL: order, system, divine grace, L: distribution, equiv. to dispensat(us) (ptp. of dispensare to DISPENSE; see -ATE1) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. dispersion, meting out, apportioning, dissemination, bestowal. |
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