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indulgence
noun
1 indulgence
An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires.
synonym: self-indulgence.
Roget 954:
intemperance;
sensuality,
animalism,
carnality;
tragalism†;
pleasure;
effeminacy,
silkiness;
luxury,
luxuriousness;
lap of pleasure,
lap of luxury;
free living.
indulgence;
high living,
wild living,
inabstinence†,
self-indulgence;
voluptuousness
etc.
adj.;
epicurism,
epicureanism;
sybaritism;
drug habit.
dissipation;
licentiousness
etc.
adj.;
debauchery;
crapulence†.
revels,
revelry;
debauch,
carousal,
jollification,
drinking bout,
wassail,
saturnalia,
orgies;
excess,
too much.
Circean cup.
[drugs of abuse: list]
bhang,
hashish,
marijuana,
pot [Coll.],
hemp [Coll.],
grass [Coll.];
opium,
cocaine,
morphine,
heroin;
LSD,
lysergic acid diethylamide [Chem];
phencyclidine,
angel dust,
PCP;
barbiturates;
amphetamines,
speed [Coll.].
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Roget 760:
permission,
leave;
allowance,
sufferance;
tolerance,
toleration;
liberty,
law,
license,
concession,
grace;
indulgence
etc.
(lenity)
740;
favor,
dispensation,
exemption,
release;
connivance;
vouchsafement†.
authorization,
warranty,
accordance,
admission.
permit,
warrant,
brevet,
precept,
sanction,
authority,
firman;
hukm†;
pass,
passport;
furlough,
license,
carte blanche [Fr.],
ticket of leave;
grant,
charter;
patent,
letters patent.
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Roget 918:
forgiveness,
pardon,
condonation,
grace,
remission,
absolution,
amnesty,
oblivion;
indulgence;
reprieve.
conciliation;
reconcilement;
reconciliation
etc.
(pacification)
723;
propitiation.
excuse,
exoneration,
quittance,
release,
indemnity;
bill of indemnity,
act of indemnity,
covenant of indemnity,
deed of indemnity;
exculpation
etc.
(acquittal)
970.
longanimity†,
placability;
amantium irae [Lat.];
locus paenitentiae [Lat.];
forbearance.
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2 indulgence
A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone:
— Too much indulgence spoils a child.
synonyms: lenience, leniency.
Roget 740:
lenity,
lenience,
leniency;
moderation
etc.
174;
tolerance,
toleration;
mildness,
gentleness;
favor,
indulgence,
indulgency†;
clemency,
mercy,
forbearance,
quarter;
compassion
etc.
914.
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Dutch: conniventie, conveniëntie, coulance, flexibiliteit, inschikkelijkheid, meegaandheid, plooibaarheid, souplesse
3 indulgence
4 indulgence
Foolish or senseless behavior.
synonyms: craziness, folly, foolery, lunacy, tomfoolery.
Dutch: poppenkasterij, gekkigheid, absurditeit, apenstreek, apestreek, dwaasheid, gekheid, gekkenwerk, gekte, idiotie, idiotisme, ineptie, kattekwaad, kattenkwaad, kwajongensstreek, ongerijmdheid, onzin, potsierlijkheid, schelmenstreek, waanzin, zotheid, zotternij, zottigheid ... show more
5 indulgence
The remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution.
Polish: odpust, indulgencja
Moby thesaurus: acceptance, accommodatingness, agreeableness, allowance, attentiveness, benevolence, blank check, carte blanche, charitableness, charity, coddling, complaisance, concern, condonation, connivance, considerateness, consideration, copyright, cosseting, crapulence, crapulency, crapulousness, delicacy, dispensation, disregard, drunkenness, easiness, endurance, excess, excessiveness, extravagance, favor, favoring, forbearance, forbearing, forbearingness, forgiveness, forgivingness, fortitude, franchise, freedom, generousness, gluttony, grant, gratification, heedfulness, helpfulness, humoring, immoderacy, immoderateness, immoderation, immunity, incontinence, indiscipline, inordinacy, inordinateness, intemperance, intemperateness, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, liberty, license, long-sufferance, long-suffering, longanimity, luxury, magnanimity, mindfulness, mollycoddling, obliging, obligingness, overdoing, overindulgence, overlooking, overpermissiveness, pampering, patent, patience, patience of Job, patientness, permissiveness, perseverance, pleasing, privilege, prodigality, profligacy, regard, regardfulness, self-control, self-gratification, self-indulgence, self-satisfaction, solicitousness, solicitude, special favor, spoiling, stoicism, sufferance, sweet reasonableness, swinishness, tact, tactfulness, thought, thoughtfulness, tolerance, toleration, too much, too-muchness, treat, unconstraint, uncontrol, understanding, unrestraint, unrevengefulness, waiting game, waiting it out, warrant, winking ... show more.
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