indulgence

  • 101treat with indulgence — index bear (tolerate), forbear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 102self-indulgence — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, amusement, animal pleasure, autism, bodily pleasure, careerism, carnal delight, comfort, content, contentment, coziness, crapulence, crapulency, crapulousness, creature comforts, drunkenness, ease, ego …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 103self-indulgence — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. incontinence, excess, intemperance, hedonism; see greed , indulgence 3 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 104self-indulgence — noun (singular, uncountable) the act of allowing yourself to have or do something that you enjoy but do not need: My one self indulgence is expensive coffee …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 105plenary indulgence — /plinəri ɪnˈdʌldʒəns/ (say pleenuhree in duljuhns) noun Roman Catholic Church remission of the total temporal punishment which is still due to sin after sacramental absolution. See indulgence (def. 6) …

  • 106self-indulgence — self indulgent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ indulging or tending to indulge one s desires. DERIVATIVES self indulgence noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 107Declaration of Indulgence — A name given to proclamations of Charles II and esp James II declaring laws restraining religious liberty suspended by the king s will • • • Main Entry: ↑indulge …

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  • 108plenary indulgence — noun Date: 1648 a remission of the entire temporal punishment for sin …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 109self-indulgence — noun Date: 1711 excessive or unrestrained gratification of one s own appetites, desires, or whims • self indulgent adjective • self indulgently adverb …

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  • 110Plenary indulgence — Phrase used when a complete remission of punishment was granted. These were at first granted only on special occasions; in time more frequently. Pope Urban II (d. 1099) allowed such indulgences to all crusaders when he remitted all their penances …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases