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indulto

indulto is the alternative form of indult.

Meaning of indult

Noun

indult (plural indults)

  1. A permission or privilege granted by the church authority that excepts an individual from what is otherwise a norm of church law, such as a release from monastic vows.
    • That’s why, for instance, most American Catholics now receive communion in the hand (permission for which was originally granted as an “indult,” an exception), […]2015 August 27, Ross Douthat, “Catholic Exceptions and Catholic Rules”, in New York Times Opinion Pages, retrieved 03 Jun 2021

Forms of indulto

pluralindultos

Questions about indulto

What is indulto the alternative form of?
Indulto is the alternative form of indult.

Words near indulto in the dictionary

  1. indulin
  2. induline
  3. indulines
  4. indulins
  5. indult
  6. indulto
  7. indultos
  8. indults
  9. indument
  10. indumenta
  11. indumental

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