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indulgence

1. in.dul.gence \in-'d*l-j*n(t)s\ n 1: remission of the temporal and esp. 
   purgatorial punishment that according  to Roman Catholicism is due for sins 
   whose eternal punishment has been remitted and whose guilt has been 
   pardoned by the reception of the sacrament of penance 2: the act of 
   indulging : the state of being indulgent  3a: an indulgent act  3b: an 
   extension of time for payment or performance granted as a favor  4a: the 
   act of indulging in something : the thing indulged in  4b: SELF-INDULGENCE 
2. indulgence vt : to attach an indulgence to {indulgenced prayers}