- Absolution day
- Absolution Ab`so*lu"tion, n. [F. absolution, L. absolutio, fr.
absolvere to absolve. See {Absolve}.]
1. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty;
forgiveness of an offense. ``Government . . . granting
absolution to the nation.'' --Froude.
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2. (Civil Law) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
3. (R. C. Ch.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven. [1913 Webster]
Note: In the English and other Protestant churches, this act regarded as simply declaratory, not as imparting forgiveness. [1913 Webster]
4. (Eccl.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication. --P. Cyc. [1913 Webster]
5. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. --Shipley. [1913 Webster]
6. Delivery, in speech. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
{Absolution day} (R. C. Ch.), Tuesday before Easter. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
