partial indulgence

English

Etymology

From partial +‎ indulgence, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin indulgentia partiālis.

Noun

partial indulgence (plural partial indulgences)

(Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.

Coordinate terms

(kind of indulgence): plenary indulgence

Translations

kind of indulgence

Chinese:
Mandarin: 限大赦 (xiàn dàshè)
French: indulgence partielle f
German: Teilablass m
Hungarian: részleges búcsú
Italian: indulgenza parziale f
Latin: indulgentia partiālis f
Spanish: indulgencia parcial f
Vietnamese: tiểu xá

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