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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

aflad.

indulgence (release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɑwˌlað]
  1. indulgence (release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory) forgiveness for (something) morally wrong

    common-gender · figuratively · no-plural · singular · usually
  2. indulgence (release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory) an amount or something else given to improve one's conscience (alms etc.)

    common-gender · figuratively · no-plural · singular · usually
Where this word comes from

Old Danish aflat, from Middle Low German aflat (“forgiveness”), from verb aflaten (“to forgive, to pardon”), equivalent to af- (“off”) + lade (“to allow, to let”). Cognate with Icelandic aflát, Swedish avlat, German Ablass, Dutch aflaat.

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