Something that absolves or forgives; in some contexts, a graduating student who has completed requirements.
From Latin 'absolvens,' the present participle of 'absolvere' (to set free). In European universities, this term was used for students who completed their studies, particularly in Germanic traditions.
In old German universities, 'absolvents' were students officially released from their studies—the word captures graduation as a kind of spiritual and intellectual freedom!
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