absolution
[ˌæbsə'lu:ʃən]
n. 免罪, 赦免, 免除

[] 免, 赦免, 免除

1. Those who were penitent obtained absolution.
   悔者获赦免。
2. The priest pronounced his absolution from sin.
   神父免除罪。
3. History does not relate whether the priest gave him absolution.
   未神父否赦免。

absolution
[ noun ]

1. the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

<noun.state>

2. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

<noun.act>

Absolution \Ab`so*lu"tion\, n. [F. absolution, L. absolutio, fr.
absolvere to absolve. See {Absolve}.]
1. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty;
forgiveness of an offense. ``Government . . . granting
absolution to the nation.'' --Froude.

2. (Civil Law) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring
and accused person innocent. [Obs.]

3. (R. C. Ch.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the
sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins
of the truly penitent are forgiven.

Note: In the English and other Protestant churches, this act
regarded as simply declaratory, not as imparting
forgiveness.

4. (Eccl.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for
example, excommunication. --P. Cyc.

5. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
--Shipley.

6. Delivery, in speech. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

{Absolution day} (R. C. Ch.), Tuesday before Easter.