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What is an absolution?

What is an absolution? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
  2. Forgiveness of sins, in a general sense. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
  3. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  4. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  5. (civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
  6. (obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
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