absolution[noun]Synonyms: forgiveness, deliverance, exculpation, exoneration, mercy, pardon, release
Antonyms: condemnation
Contrasted words: censure, reprehension, reprobation
Related Words: condonation [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ab‧so‧lu‧tion /ˌæbsəˈluːʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] when someone is formally forgiven by the Christian Church or a priest for the things they have done wrong:
Pope Leo gave him absolution. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲