Definition
Relating to or serving the function of absolving, pardoning, or releasing from guilt or obligation.
Etymology
From 'absolver' + '-ory' (relating to or serving). A rare variant of 'absolvatory,' used in legal and religious texts to describe judgments or decrees that forgive or release.
Kelly Says
Medieval church documents are full of 'absolvitory' decrees—formal statements meant to spiritually free people. The repetitive language shows how important ritual and formality were to making forgiveness 'real'!
Translations
CACatalà
absolució
ab-soh-loo-thee-ohn
CSČeština
omilost
oh-mee-lohst
DADansk
absolution
ab-soh-loo-syohn
DEDeutsch
Absolution
ab-soh-loo-tion
ELΕλληνικά
αφεσις
a-feh-sis
ESEspañol
absolución
ab-soh-loo-thee-ohn
FISuomi
absoluutio
ab-soh-loo-too-tee-oh
FRFrançais
absolution
ab-soh-loo-syohn
HUMagyar
kegyelem
kay-ge-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberian pengampunan
pem-ber-ee-an peng-am-pu-nan
ITItaliano
assoluzione
ass-o-loo-syohn-eh
MSBahasa Melayu
pengampunan
peng-am-pu-nan
NLNederlands
absolutie
ab-soh-loo-tee
NONorsk
absolutio
ab-soh-loo-tee-oh
PLPolski
absolucja
ab-soh-loo-tsee-ya
PTPortuguês
absolução
ab-soh-loo-saow
RORomână
iertare
eer-ta-reh
RUРусский
освобождение
osvobozhdenye
SVSvenska
absolution
ab-soh-loo-syohn
SWKiswahili
msamaha
m-sa-ha-ha
TAதமிழ்
விடுவிப்பு
vidu-vippu
THไทย
การยกเลิก
garan yik lek
TLTL
pagpapatawad
pa-ga-pa-ta-wad
UKУкраїнська
виправлення
vy-pravl-yen-nya
VITiếng Việt
sự tha thứ
su tha thu
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la