ABSOLUTION


Meaning of ABSOLUTION in English

/ ˌæbsəˈluːʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( especially in the Christian Church ) a formal statement that a person is forgiven for what he or she has done wrong

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : via Old French from Latin absolutio(n-) , from the verb absolvere set free, acquit, from ab- from + solvere loosen..

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.