absolution
/ˌæb.səˈluː.ʃən/
noun
- A formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment, especially in a religious context.
- After the ceremony, she felt a sense of absolution and peace.
- The priest offered absolution to the person who confessed their mistakes.
- In some traditions, absolution is given after a sincere apology and promise to change.
- Forgiveness or pardon for a wrongdoing in a general sense.
- The public demanded absolution for the company's environmental violations.
- She found absolution in volunteering to help those she had harmed.
- He sought absolution from his friends for breaking their trust.
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