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indulgency

indulgency noun: indulgence.

Noun

indulgency (countable and uncountable, plural indulgencies)

  1. (dated) indulgence
    • My amiability, which is in many cases the result of indifference; my indulgency, which is sincere enough, and is due to the fact that I see clearly how unjust men are to one another; my conscientious habits, which afford me real pleasure, and my infinite capacity for enduring ennui, attributable...1897, Ernest Renan, Recollections of My Youth
    • The poor Tagalo carried with him a large collection of little books written by you, which were given him by his Priest, who told him they represented so much indulgency for his next life.1898, Murat Halstead, The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions

Forms of indulgency

pluralindulgencies

Origin of indulgency

From Latin indulgentia.

Words formed from indulgency

Phrases with indulgency

Questions about indulgency

What does indulgency mean?
Indulgency means indulgence.
What part of speech is indulgency?
Indulgency is a noun.
What is the plural of indulgency?
The plural of indulgency is indulgencies.

Words near indulgency in the dictionary

  1. indulgencer
  2. indulgencers
  3. indulgences
  4. indulgencies
  5. indulgencing
  6. indulgency
  7. indulgency pattern
  8. indulgency patterns
  9. indulgent
  10. indulgential
  11. indulgently

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