Indulgences

/ɪnˈdʌldʒənsɪz/ noun

Definition

pleasures or activities you allow yourself that are not strictly necessary but enjoyable; or in history, official church documents that supposedly reduced punishment for sins.

Etymology

From Latin 'indulgentia' (favor, kindness). From 'indulgere' (to be kind to). The religious meaning developed in medieval Christianity.

Kelly Says

The church's sale of indulgences in the 1500s—promising forgiveness of sins for money—became so corrupt that it triggered the entire Protestant Reformation, showing how one word's practice changed world history.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ
en-kess-kassa-e
ARالعربية
العفو
al-a-f-wu
BNবাংলা
ক্ষমা
khs-ma
CACatalà
indulgències
in-doo-l-gen-see-es
CSČeština
omilostiny
oh-mi-lo-sti-ny
DADansk
forladelse
for-la-del-se
DEDeutsch
Gnade
gnah-deh
ELΕλληνικά
αφεσις
a-fe-sis
ESEspañol
indulgencias
in-dul-hen-see-as
FAفارسی
عفو
a-foo
FISuomi
anpuhdu
an-puh-du
FRFrançais
indulgences
in-doo-l-zans
GUGU
આનંદ લેવો
aan-and le-vo
HAHA
yiyye
yee-yee
HEעברית
סליחות
se-li-chot
HIहिन्दी
क्षमा
khs-ma
HUMagyar
kegyelmek
keh-ye-l-mek
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengampunan
pen-gam-pu-nan
IGIG
nwee ọnọ
nwee oh-noh
ITItaliano
indulgenze
in-doo-l-jen-ze
JA日本語
甘 Indulgences
am-ji-ru
KKKK
қолын тарту
qo-lyn tar-tu
KMKM
បានប្រាប់
ba-an pra-ap
KO한국어
사면
sa-myeon
MRMR
स्वतःला आनंद घ्या
swa-ta-la aan-and ghya
MSBahasa Melayu
pengampunan
pen-gam-pu-nan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က လူကြီး ဖြစ်ပါတယ်
kyun-taw-ka loo-kree hpit-pa-ta-el
NLNederlands
indulgenties
in-doo-l-gen-tee-es
NONorsk
forløsning
for-loes-ning
PAPA
ਪਿਆਸ ਸ਼ੀ
pee-yas shee
PLPolski
indulgjencje
in-doo-l-gen-ch-ye
PTPortuguês
indulgências
in-dul-jen-see-as
RORomână
indulgențe
in-doo-l-jen-te
RUРусский
помилования
po-mi-lo-va-niya
SVSvenska
förlåtelse
for-la-tes-le
SWKiswahili
msamaha
msa-ha-ha
TAதமிழ்
புண்ணியம்
pun-ni-yam
TEతెలుగు
క్షమా
khs-ma
THไทย
การให้อภัย
gaan-hai-a-phai
TLTL
paumanhin
pa-u-man-hin
TRTürkçe
özürler
oz-ur-ler
UKУкраїнська
помилості
po-mi-lost-i
URاردو
معاف
ma-a-af
VITiếng Việt
sự tha thứ
su-tha-thu
YOYO
gba gba
gba gba
ZH中文
特赦
tè shè
ZUZU
uhlale
ool-ah-lay

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