Absolution — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌænɐfˈɪstʃəlˌoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪtʃkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪtʃkə/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌænɐfˈɪstʃəlˌoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

remission of sin remittal remission

Word Forms

absolve

verb

grant remission of a sin to

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

absolución

la condición de ser perdonado formalmente por un sacerdote en el sacramento de la penitencia

🇮🇹Italian

assoluzione

la condizione di essere formalmente perdonati da un sacerdote nel sacramento della penitenza

🇳🇱Dutch

absolutie

de voorwaarde om formeel vergeven te worden door een priester in het sacrament van de boete

🇵🇹Portuguese

absolvição

a condição de ser formalmente perdoado por um sacerdote no sacramento da penitência

🇷🇺Russian

отпущение грехов

условие формального прощения священником в таинстве покаяния

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुक्ति

तपस्या के संस्कार में एक पुजारी द्वारा औपचारिक रूप से माफ किए जाने की शर्त

🇧🇩Bengali

মুক্তি

তপস্যার যজ্ঞে একজন পুরোহিতের দ্বারা আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে ক্ষমা হওয়ার শর্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

பாவமன்னிப்பு

தவம் என்ற சடங்கில் ஒரு பாதிரியாரால் முறையாக மன்னிக்கப்படும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

విమోచనం

తపస్సు యొక్క మతకర్మలో పూజారి ద్వారా అధికారికంగా క్షమించబడే పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

मुक्ती

तपश्चर्याच्या संस्कारात पुजारीद्वारे औपचारिकपणे क्षमा होण्याची अट

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુક્તિ

તપશ્ચર્યાના સંસ્કારમાં પાદરી દ્વારા ઔપચારિક રીતે માફ કરવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಮೋಚನೆ

ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತದ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾದ್ರಿಯಿಂದ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദണ്ഡവിമോചനം

പ്രായശ്ചിത്തത്തിൻ്റെ കൂദാശയിൽ ഒരു പുരോഹിതൻ ഔപചാരികമായി ക്ഷമിക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਕਤੀ

ਤਪੱਸਿਆ ਦੇ ਸੰਸਕਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਪੁਜਾਰੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

معافی

تپسیا کی رسم میں ایک پادری کے ذریعہ باضابطہ طور پر معاف کیے جانے کی شرط

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赦免

🇯🇵Japanese

赦免

悔い改めの秘跡で司祭によって正式に赦される条件

🇰🇷Korean

사면

고해성사에서 사제에 의해 정식으로 용서받는 조건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giải tội

điều kiện được linh mục chính thức tha thứ trong bí tích sám hối

🇮🇩Indonesian

absolusi

syarat diampuni secara resmi oleh seorang imam dalam sakramen tobat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatawad

ang kondisyon ng pagiging pormal na pinatawad ng isang pari sa sakramento ng penitensiya

🇲🇾Malay

pengampunan

syarat diampuni secara rasmi oleh seorang imam dalam sakramen penebusan dosa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغفران

شرط الغفران رسميًا من قبل الكاهن في سر التوبة

🇮🇷Persian

عفو

شرط بخشیده شدن رسمی توسط یک کشیش در آیین توبه

🇹🇷Turkish

günahların bağışlanması

kefaret töreninde bir rahip tarafından resmen affedilme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְחִילָה

התנאי של סליחה רשמית על ידי כומר בסקרמנט התשובה

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