dispensation
/ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃən/
noun
- Special permission to break a rule or do something that is usually not allowed, especially in a religious or legal context.
- The school gave a dispensation for the student to miss the exam due to illness.
- The priest granted him a dispensation to marry during Lent.
- Without a special dispensation from the city, you cannot build that structure.
- The act of distributing or giving out something, especially supplies or benefits.
- The dispensation of food and water to the refugees was well organized.
- The dispensation of justice is a key role of the courts.
- The charity is responsible for the dispensation of funds to local projects.
- A system of rules or a period of time in history considered as a distinct order or arrangement, especially in religious thought.
- The old dispensation of strict laws was replaced by a more flexible system.
- Some Christians believe we are living in the dispensation of grace.
- Historians often refer to the feudal dispensation in medieval Europe.
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