Indulgence
[ɪn'dʌldʒ(ə)ns] or [ɪn'dʌldʒəns]
Definition
(noun.) the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; 'in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse'.
(noun.) the act of indulging or gratifying a desire.
(noun.) a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; 'too much indulgence spoils a child'.
(noun.) an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires.
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Definition
(n.) The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.
(n.) An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification.
(n.) Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.
(v. t.) To grant an indulgence to.
Checker: Prudence
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Gratification, humoring, pampering, cockering.[2]. Favor, liberality, lenity, lenience, kindness, tenderness.[3]. (Theol.) Remission, absolution, forgiveness, pardon.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DILIGENCE]
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Unserious Contents or Definition
For a woman to dream of indulgence, denotes that she will not escape unfavorable comment on her conduct.
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Examples
- If that were true, Celia, my giving-up would be self-indulgence, not self-mortification. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But as I conclude that she must wish to go, since all young people like to be together, I can see no reason why she should be denied the indulgence. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- He's my child, and I won't have his temper spoiled by indulgence. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She smiled again as one might in bored indulgence of a questioning child. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- She asked for further indulgence; all the old school pieces were revived, and with them Shirley's old school days. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- By this indulgence of the fancy in its inconstancy, the tie of child and parent still preserves its full force and influence. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- But his indulgence in these and his personal tyrannies and cruelties did not interfere with the general prosperity of the empire. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Indulgence in remembrance, and indulgence in forgetfulness. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- On his side, he looked down at her with an indulgence so injudicious and so ill-deserved, that I really felt called on to interfere. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- You are sick of prosperity and indulgence. Jane Austen. Emma.
- She might have prevented the indulgence and increase of such sentiments. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I nearly spoiled her by indulgence. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Miss Clack, I need all your indulgence. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He has no indulgence for me--no fondness. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He may permit himself the indulgence of submission. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Separated from such conditions they become empty dreams and idle indulgences of fancy. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The child had many more luxuries and indulgences than had been awarded his father. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It is well for the old girl that she has but one birthday in a year, for two such indulgences in poultry might be injurious. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Then why not sin and pay for indulgences out of your sin? Plato. The Republic.
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