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• n  the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
• n  the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

• To Lorenzo Cardinal Lauri, Grand Penitentiary of the Holy Roman Church, Pius XI, propped up by pillows, whispered his confession, received absolution for his sins.
• For those who have struggled to lose weight or keep it off, research into the origins of obesity has begun to offer an absolution of sorts.
• But for John Paul, penance and absolution have very precise meanings.

• remission
• remittal
• remission of sin

News & Articles

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• All eyes on Central Florida as George Zimmerman murder trial begins
  SANFORD – When George Zimmerman's murder trial begins Monday, for some people it will be a civil-rights bellwether. For others, it's a chance at absolution for a Neighborhood Watch volunteer who has lived in hiding for more than a year but insists he did nothing wrong. To many it will be a test of the legal system and whether it can bring justice to a grieving family.        
  June 9, 2013 - Chicago Tribune
• All eyes on Central Florida as George Zimmerman murder trial begins | Videos, photos
  SANFORD – When George Zimmerman's murder trial begins Monday, for some people it will be a civil-rights bellwether. For others, it's a chance at absolution for a Neighborhood Watch volunteer who has lived in hiding for more than a year but insists he did nothing wrong. To many it will be a test of the legal system and whether it can bring justice to a grieving family.
  June 9, 2013 - Orlando Sentinel
• Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) Presents Absolution VIII - Sunday Night, June 30th LIVE On I-PPV
  On Sunday night, June 30th, Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) will returnto Cleveland's Turner's Hall (7325 Guthrie Ave, 44102) to present Absolution VIII. Belltime will be at 6:30pm with doors opening at 5:30pm.
  June 5, 2013 - Lords of Pain

Quotes

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• Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett in Forbes
  Egypt's Foreign Ministry said Iraqi authorities hung Saddam "without considering the Muslims' feelings or respecting the sanctity of this day that represents an occasion for forgiveness and absolution," according to the official news agency, MENA.
• Shimon Peres in Kansas City Star
  In this decision there is no forgiveness or absolution for the murderers' heinous actions,Peres said. "I will not forget, and I will not forgive."
• EJ Dionne in Salt Lake Tribune
  Dionne says we should "grant Vitter our collective absolution and move on."