Definition of 'absolution'
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For should I make the occasional mistake, should I slip a little here and there, then absolution is surely only a formality. THE CALLIGRAPHER (2003)Then he gave her penance and absolution and heard her footsteps moving away in the slow clicking gait that was distinctively hers. THE SERPENT'S MARK (2003)Afterwards when I had pronounced the formal words of absolution and benediction, I saw Alex was greatly moved. ULTIMATE PRIZES (2003)
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Used Occasionally. absolution is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary
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