Answer | Crossword Clue |
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absolutions | ABSOLUTION, remission of sins, declared officially by a priest |
absolution | remission of sins, declared officially by a priest |
indulgence | (in the Roman Catholic Church) A grant by the pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages |
indulgences | (in the Roman Catholic Church) A grant by the pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages |
shrift | a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation |