indulgence
indulgence Lexical Profile
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• noun
The action or fact of gratifying one's own desires, whims, or appetites without restraint.
"A life of constant indulgence rarely leads to lasting fulfillment."
Something that is done or enjoyed as a special pleasure or luxury rather than a necessity.
"Buying fresh flowers every week is her favorite small indulgence."
The state or attitude of being tolerant, lenient, or overly generous toward someone's weaknesses or desires.
"The grandparents viewed the children's noisy antics with fond indulgence."
A grant by the pope in Roman Catholic theology of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution.
"The sale of papal indulgences became a central grievance that sparked the Protestant Reformation."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French indulgence and directly from Latin indulgentia ('complaisance, fondness, or remission'), derived from the verb indulgere ('to be kind to, yield to, or grant').