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remission

/rɪ'mɪʃən/

Synonyms of remission Antonyms of remission Examples of remission Usage of remission Parts of remission Definition that contains remission Words sounding like remission Explanation of remission

noun
a payment of money sent to a person in another place
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remitment remittal remittance

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payment
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the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
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absolution remission of sin remittal

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salvation redemption

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penance
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(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
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remit remitment

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referral
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an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
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"his cancer is in remission"

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remittal subsidence

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abatement hiatus reprieve respite suspension

Definition that contains remission

indulgence the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
absolve grant remission of a sin to
shrive grant remission of a sin to
holy year (Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)