indulgence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of indulging.
Tolerance.
The act of catering to someone's every desire.
A wish or whim satisfied.
Something in which someone indulges.
An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.

verb

/ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns/ en-us-indulgence.ogg

indulgence indulgences indulgency indulgement indulgencing indulgenced

From Middle English indulgence, indulgens, from Middle French indulgence and its source, Latin indulgentia.

indulge indulgent

homedulgence indulgencer nonindulgence overindulgence partial indulgence plenary indulgence self-indulgence underindulgence

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