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indulgence

გამოთქმა: /ɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)ns/

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Universal
  • 1 [mass noun] the action or fact of indulging:indulgence in self-pity
  • the state or attitude of being indulgent or tolerant:she regarded his affairs with a casual, slightly amused indulgence
  • [count noun] a thing that is indulged in; a luxury:Claire collects shoes—it is her indulgence
  • 2chiefly historical (in the Roman Catholic Church) a grant by the Pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages.
  • 3an extension of the time in which a bill or debt has to be paid: the notice given granted a final indulgence of four weeks

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