absolution

Noun
  1. is a type of: condition, status - a state at a particular time
  2. is a type of: redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
    subtypes: indulgence - the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
    is a part of: penance - a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
    same as: remission, remission of sin, remittal

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