indulgence
nouns
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
is derived from
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
"too much indulgence spoils a child"
the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
"in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"
domain category
the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
is a type of (narrower)
the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
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