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absolution (noun):
: the act of forgiving someone for having done something wrong or sinful : the act of absolving someone or the state of being absolved
specifically : a remission of sins pronounced by a priest (as in the sacrament of reconciliation)
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Since the Latin absolutus meant "set free", it's easy to see how absolution came to mean "set free from sin". (And also easy to see why absolute means basically "pure"—that is, originally, "free of sin".) The verb for absolution is absolve. Just as a priest absolves believers of their sins, you may absolve your brother of blame for a household disaster, or you yourself may in time be absolved for that scrape on the car backing out of a parking space.
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