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Indulgence
ɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)n(t)s
Indulgence definitions
noun
indulgence
indulgences
- the action or fact of indulging
"indulgence in self-pity"
satisfaction satisfying gratification gratifying fulfilment fulfilling satiation appeasement assuagement quenching slaking self-gratification self-indulgence overindulgence overconsumption intemperance immoderation immoderateness dissipation dissolution dissoluteness debauchery excess excessiveness lack of restraint prodigality extravagance decadence pleasure-seeking wantonness lack of self-control pampering coddling mollycoddling cosseting babying mothering nannying- the state or attitude of being indulgent or tolerant
"she regarded his affairs with a casual, slightly amused indulgence"
- a thing that is indulged in; a luxury
"Claire collects shoes—it is her indulgence"
- (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
- an extension of the time in which a bill or debt has to be paid
"the notice given granted a final indulgence of four weeks"