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- Ecclesiastical Latin · calque ofindulgentia plēnāria
- English todayplenary indulgence
From plenary + indulgence, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin indulgentia plēnāria.
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plenary indulgence
Today it means: An indulgence that remits all of a person’s sins, and thus the whole of their time in purgatory. Full definition →
Ecclesiastical Latin indulgentia plēnāria