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plenary indulgence

plenary indulgence noun: an indulgence that remits all of a person’s sins, and thus the whole of their time in purgatory.

Noun

plenary indulgence (plural plenary indulgences)

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

plenary indulgence meaning in Vietnamese

plenary indulgence in Vietnamese

kind of indulgence
đại xá, toàn xá

Forms of plenary indulgence

pluralplenary indulgences

Origin of plenary indulgence

From plenary + indulgence, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin indulgentia plēnāria.

Questions about plenary indulgence

What does plenary indulgence mean?
Plenary indulgence means an indulgence that remits all of a person’s sins, and thus the whole of their time in purgatory.
What is plenary indulgence in Vietnamese?
Plenary indulgence in Vietnamese is đại xá, toàn xá. See Plenary indulgence meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is plenary indulgence?
Plenary indulgence is a noun.
What is the plural of plenary indulgence?
The plural of plenary indulgence is plenary indulgences.

Words near plenary indulgence in the dictionary

  1. plenary
  2. plenary council
  3. plenary councils
  4. plenary court
  5. plenary courts
  6. plenary indulgence
  7. plenary indulgences
  8. plenary session
  9. plenary sessions
  10. plenary speaker
  11. plenary speakers

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