give absolution

ɡɪv ˌæbsəˈluːʃən

gave absolutiongiven absolution

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Definition of give absolution - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

religion forgiveness

Dated

formally declare someone forgiven for their sins or mistakes

Dated

The priest will give absolution after the confession.
He will give absolution to those who repent.
The bishop can give absolution during the ceremony.

forgive

pardon

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Expressions with give

give up

stop or quit an activity or habit

She decided to give up smoking for her health.

give away

transfer something to someone else for free

He decided to give away his old books to the library..

give goosebumps

cause skin to form bumps from cold or fear

The cold wind gave me goosebumps.

give in

yield or admit defeat in a conflict

After hours of negotiation, he decided to give in.

give it to

hand something to someone

Please give it to your teacher.

give a boost

lift someone or something up physically

Can you give a boost so I can reach the shelf?

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absolutory

adj.

forgiveness

serving to absolve or give absolution

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French:donner l'absolution, ...
German:Absolution erteilen, ...
Italian:dare l'assoluzione, ...
Spanish:absolver, ...
Portuguese:absolver, ...
Chinese:赦免罪行, ...
Japanese:赦しを与える, ...
Arabic:مَنَحَ الغُفْرَان, ...
Hebrew:לִסְלוֹחַ, ...
Russian:дать отпущение грехов, ...
Ukrainian:дати відпущення гріхів, ...
Hindi:क्षमा प्रदान करना, ...
Bengali:ক্ষমা দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:donar l'absolució, ...
Czech:udělit rozhřešení, ...
Danish:give syndsforladelse, ...
Dutch:absolutie verlenen, ...
Greek:χαρίζω, ...
Hungarian:feloldozást adni, ...
Khmer:ប្រទានការលើកលែងបាប, ...
Korean:사면하다, ...
Persian:بخشش دادن, ...
Polish:udzielić rozgrzeszenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):dar a absolvição, ...
Romanian:a da dezlegare, ...
Swedish:ge absolution, ...
Thai:ให้การอภัยบาป, ...
Turkish:günahlarını affetmek, ...
Vietnamese:ban phép giải tội, ...

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