absolution
/æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩//ˌæb.səˈl(j)u.ʃn̩/
- n.
- 免罪，赦免，免除
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
absolution
词源说明
From Middle English absolucion, absolucioun, from Old French absolution, from Latin absolūtiōnem, accusative singular of absolūtiō (“acquittal”), from absolvō (“absolve”). See also absolve.
释义
名词noun
- 1(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- 2The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- 3The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- 4An absolving, or setting free