OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 262

absolution

/æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
absolución
An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
absolución
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
Governments granting absolution to the nation.
The true aim of medicine is not to make men virtuous; it is to safeguard and rescue them from the consequences of their vices. The physician does not preach repentance; he offers a…
absolución
An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
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