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absolution

Pronunciation: [ɑbsoluˈɕoˀn]

“absolution” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. absolution (an absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority, especially in the Catholic or orthodox church)

Etymology

From Latin absolūtiō (“acquittal, absolving”), from absolvō (“to detach; finish; absolve, acquit”).

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