indulgence

  1. Noun.  the act of indulging.
  2. Noun.  tolerance.
  3. Noun.  catering to someone's every desire.
  4. Noun.  something in which someone indulges.
  5. Noun.  (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) (''Roman Catholic Church'') to provide with an indulgence.

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