indulgence
nounfeminine/ĩduɫˈʒẽsjɐ/medium
in·dul·gên·ci·a
Definitions
1The action or fact of indulging; tolerance; forbearance.
He treated his grandchildren with great indulgence.
I beg your indulgence for this brief interruption.
Common collocations
to grant indulgenceplea for indulgenceshow indulgence
2In the Roman Catholic Church, a remission of the temporal punishment due to sin, the guilt of which has been forgiven.
The Pope granted a plenary indulgence to pilgrims.
An indulgence can be partial or plenary.
Etymology
Do latim 'indulgentia'.