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noun the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
noun the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
originFrom Middle English absolucion, absolucioun, from Old French absolution, from Latin absolūtiōnem, accusative singular of absolūtiō (“acquittal”), from absolvō (“absolve”). See also absolve.
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