partial indulgence
English
editEtymology
editFrom partial + indulgence, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin indulgentia partiālis.
Noun
editpartial indulgence (plural partial indulgences)
- (Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.
Coordinate terms
edit- (kind of indulgence): plenary indulgence
Translations
editkind of indulgence
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