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unguilting

unguilting noun: the process or act of removing one's guilt; pardoning. Also the present participle and gerund of unguilt.

Noun

unguilting (uncountable)

  1. The process or act of removing one's guilt; pardoning.
    • Real religion is always a process of unguilting; false religions are always a process of guilting.1977, Osho, Yoga Sudha (Ma.), Deva Bhasha (Ma.), The beloved: songs of the Baul mystics
    • It was felt that this behaviour could be considered 'typically' Russian, and it was decided that it would be useful to collect and analyse other examples of 'unguilting'.2001, Margaret Mead, John Rickman, Geoffrey Gorer, Russian culture

Also used as

unguilting is also the present participle and gerund of unguilt.

Forms of unguilting

alternative formun-guilting

Origin of unguilting

From unguilt, equivalent to unguilt + -ing.

Questions about unguilting

What does unguilting mean?
Unguilting means the process or act of removing one's guilt; pardoning.
What part of speech is unguilting?
Unguilting is a noun.

Words near unguilting in the dictionary

  1. unguillotined
  2. unguilt
  3. unguilted
  4. unguiltily
  5. unguiltiness
  6. unguilting
  7. unguilts
  8. unguilty
  9. unguinal
  10. unguinous
  11. unguis

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