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Absolution is a formal act of forgiving, especially in the Christian Church. After a person has said the things they did wrong, a priest may give them absolution: the Church says those sins are lifted. The word belongs to religion and to high, serious language. Though actually, people sometimes stretch it a little outside church: “I’m not giving you absolution” can mean “I am not saying what you did is all right.” It is still a heavy word. It is not a casual “that’s okay.” It is about being cleared, as if a charge has been taken off you.
赦罪（天主教神職人員正式赦免罪過）
組成From Latin absolūtiō, “acquittal, a setting free,” from the verb absolvō, “to loosen, acquit, forgive” (ab- “away” + solvō “loosen”). English took it through Old French and Middle English.
同家族的字
- absolvethe verb: a priest who gives absolution absolves you
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
absolutionnoun/æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/
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ecclesiasticallifestylereligionAn absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
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The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
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The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
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An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
- Governments granting absolution to the nation.
- The true aim of medicine is not to make men virtuous; it is to safeguard and rescue them from the consequences of their vices. The physician does not preach repentance; he offers absolution.
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obsoleteAn acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
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obsoleteDelivery, in speech.
- the words are chosen , their sound ample , the composition full , the absolution plenteous
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。