- act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.
- state of being absolved.
- Roman Catholic Theology.
- a remission of sin or of the punishment for sin, made by a priest in the sacrament of penance on the ground of authority received from Christ.
- the formula declaring such remission.
- a declaration or assurance of divine forgiveness to penitent believers, made after confession of sins.
- the act of absolving or the state of being absolved; release from guilt, obligation, or punishment
- Christianity
- a formal remission of sin pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
- the prescribed form of words granting such a remission
