Meanings
comparative more absolutory · superlative most absolutory
- Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
Finally, in the self-absolutory strategy, a negative past is seen to have produced a negative present.
1997, Dan P. McAdams, The Stories We Live by: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self, page 107Synonyms: absolutionary, exonerative, vindicatory, absolutionary, absolving, exculpatory, disculpatory, exonerative
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveServing to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
Origin
- Latinabsolūtōrius
- Englishabsolutory
From Latin absolūtōrius, from absolvō (“absolve”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan absolutori
- absolutoriserving to absolve
Dutch absolutie gevend, vrijspraak verlenend
- absolutie gevendserving to absolve
- vrijspraak verlenendserving to absolve
French absolutoire
- absolutoireserving to absolve
Italian assolutorio
- assolutorioserving to absolve
Latin absolutorius
- absolutoriusserving to absolve
Portuguese absolutório
- absolutórioserving to absolve
Spanish absolutorio
- absolutorioserving to absolve
Cite this entry
absolutory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolutory
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