noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
give
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He heard confessions of sins by his parishioners and gave absolution as he saw fit, enjoining a suitable penance.
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And, despite what he answered, Pope Leo gave him absolution .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And, despite what he answered, Pope Leo gave him absolution .
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Classical philosophers refer to them with contempt, as peddlers of absolution for a modest fee.
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Does this mean that absolution by the patient is ineffective in relieving the doctor of his duty?
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He watched them awhile, and then, temporarily, he granted his own absolution .
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I do not offer Brock absolution .
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Its promise of absolution moved her to believe that her most private, unshared agonies might be lifted.