■ noun formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment.
↘ecclesiastical declaration of forgiveness of sins.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. absolutio(n-) , from absolvere (see absolve ).
■ noun formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment.
↘ecclesiastical declaration of forgiveness of sins.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. absolutio(n-) , from absolvere (see absolve ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004