partial indulgence

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Etymology

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From partial +‎ indulgence, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin indulgentia partiālis.

Noun

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partial indulgence (plural partial indulgences)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.

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