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partial indulgence

partial indulgence noun: an indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.

Noun

partial indulgence (plural partial indulgences)

  1. An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.

partial indulgence meaning in Vietnamese

partial indulgence in Vietnamese

kind of indulgence
tiểu xá

Forms of partial indulgence

pluralpartial indulgences

Origin of partial indulgence

From partial + indulgence, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin indulgentia partiālis.

Questions about partial indulgence

What does partial indulgence mean?
Partial indulgence means an indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.
What is partial indulgence in Vietnamese?
Partial indulgence in Vietnamese is tiểu xá. See Partial indulgence meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is partial indulgence?
Partial indulgence is a noun.
What is the plural of partial indulgence?
The plural of partial indulgence is partial indulgences.

Words near partial indulgence in the dictionary

  1. partial fractions
  2. partial function
  3. partial function application
  4. partial function applications
  5. partial functions
  6. partial indulgence
  7. partial indulgences
  8. partial object
  9. partial objects
  10. partial order
  11. partial ordering relation

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