indult

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noun

A permission or privilege granted by the church authority that excepts an individual from what is otherwise a norm of church law, such as a release from monastic vows.

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Meanings

nounindult (plural indults)

plural indults · alternative indulto

  1. CatholicismA permission or privilege granted by the church authority that excepts an individual from what is otherwise a norm of church law, such as a release from monastic vows.

    That’s why, for instance, most American Catholics now receive communion in the hand (permission for which was originally granted as an “indult,” an exception), […]

    2015 August 27, Ross Douthat, “Catholic Exceptions and Catholic Rules”, in New York Times Opinion Pages, retrieved 03 Jun 2021
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APA

indult. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indult

MLA

“indult.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indult. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indult,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indult.

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