Definition of absolution

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ab·so·lu·tion    (bs-lshn) KEY 

NOUN:

1. The act of absolving or the state of being absolved.
2. The formal remission of sin imparted by a priest, as in the sacrament of penance.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin absolti, acquittal, from absoltus, past participle of absolvere, to absolve ; see absolute