Meanings
nounpartial indulgence (plural partial indulgences)
plural partial indulgences
- CatholicismAn indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.
Origin
- Ecclesiastical Latinindulgentia partiālis
- Englishpartial indulgence
From partial + indulgence, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin indulgentia partiālis.
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Chinese Mandarin 限大赦
- 限大赦 (xiàn dàshè)kind of indulgence
French indulgence partielle
- indulgence partiellekind of indulgence
German Teilablass
- Teilablasskind of indulgence
Hungarian részleges búcsú
- részleges búcsúkind of indulgence
Italian indulgenza parziale
- indulgenza parzialekind of indulgence
Latin indulgentia partiālis
- indulgentia partiāliskind of indulgence
Spanish indulgencia parcial
- indulgencia parcialkind of indulgence
Vietnamese tiểu xá
- tiểu xákind of indulgence
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