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countable and uncountable, plural absolutions
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. examples
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense. examples
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. examples
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. quotations examples
The true aim of medicine is not to make men virtuous; it is to safeguard and rescue them from the consequences of their vices. The physician does not preach repentance; he offers absolution.
1919 August, H. L. Mencken, The Smart Set, pages 60–1
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech. quotations
the words are chosen , their sound ample , the composition full , the absolution plenteous
1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter