release or pardon granted by the church from a punishment, increasingly (by the 13th c.) bought and sold.
A grant of remission of penance for sins, usually emanating from the pope, but also, on a lesser scale of remission, from bishops; always in return for some specifically required act and on the assumption of full contrition by the recipient. (Heath, Peter. Church and Realm, 1272-1461, 363)
Granting forgiveness from sins, a profitable church service.
The practice by which a person could pay money to the church or do a good deed and obtain remission of the temporal punishment due to sin. After the Protestant Reformation, cash no longer became an acceptable way to obtain an indulgence. Inerrant: When applied to a sacred text like the Bible, inerrancy is the belief that, as originally written, its contents are infallible, totally free of error and totally authoritative. Many religions, particularly their conservative wings, believe in the inerrancy of their sacred texts.
A term used by the Roman Catholic church to describe a remission of temporal punishment due to sins. The sale of indulgences by the church was the one of the first issues refuted by Martin Luther which inadvertently brought about reformation.
forgiving a sin, typically in return for a payment issued to the Christian church
remission of punishment granted a penitent for acts such as going on crusade or on pilgrimage
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
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"
a certificate that absolved individuals of the temporal penalties of the sins they had confessed
a certificate that released a person from penance required by the church to obtain absolution from sins they committed
a document forgiving the purchaser a certain amount of sin
an aid, for it is a way for the Church herself to encourage the most beautiful prayers and acts, old and forever new-- And a most beautiful expression of the mercy of God expressed through relationships
an impossibility except a sinner has repented and has the will to reform his ways
a relaxation of church law in which Papal authority cancels or shortens the sufferings one should undergo due to sin, usually in purgatory
a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven
a remission, granted by the Church
a remission in whole or in part, outside confession, of the temporal chastisement due to sin, after the guilt and eternal punishment have been remitted
a remission of penalty due to sin
a remission of temporal punishments for sin, i
a remission of the guilt and punishment of sin by a mitigation or complete setting aside of the works of satisfaction which would otherwise be required
a remission of the temporal punishment deserved for sins
a remission of the temporal punishment due for sins committed
a remission of the temporal punishment due sins that have been committed
a remission of the temporal punishment due to sins which the sinner gains through the Church, which
a remission of the temporal punishment for the sins people have committed
a remission, outside confession, in part or in full, of the temporal chastisement due to sin, after the guilt has been remitted
An indulgence is a means by which the Catholic church takes away some of the punishment due the Christian in this life and/or purgatory because of his sin even though that sin has been forgiven. This punishment is most often in purgatory but can also be suffered in this life. Therefore, indulgences remove time needed to be spent in purgatory. See also partial indulgence and plenary indulgence.
a lessening of what is owed to a superior. In theology, a partial remission of the temporal punishment that is still due for sin after absolution. More broadly, this can relate to the injustice caused by my sin and the obligation to seek to repair the damage that has been done both to myself and to others.
A letter of indulgence grants forgiveness for all or some of the buyer's sins, in return for payment and in principle conditional on repentance
The remission before God of the temporal punishment due for sins already forgiven.
papal statement (in document addressed to an individual) granting remission of priest-imposed penalty for sin (no one knew what penalty God would impose after death). Popular belief, however, held that an indulgence secured complete remission of all penalties for sin, before and after death.
The partial or complete remission of the penalties still due to be paid for sins which have already been forgiven in the sacrament of penance.
In the Roman Catholic Church, a remission of temporal or purgatorial punishment still due for a sin after the guilt has been forgiven in the sacrament of penance.
In Roman Catholic theology, an indulgence is a pardon of the temporal punishment for particular sins.
