indulgence

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of indulging.
2. (countable, uncountable) Tolerance.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of catering to someone's every desire.
4. (countable, uncountable) A wish or whim satisfied.
5. (countable, uncountable) Something in which someone indulges.
6. (countable, uncountable) An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
7. (countable, uncountable) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.

Verb

to provide with an indulgence

Synonyms

pampering

leniency

lenience

tolerance

self-indulgence

forbearance

sufferance

luxury

connivance

compassion

toleration

tomfoolery

broad-mindedness

latitude

lenity

grace

endurance

gratification

lunacy

folly

humoring

foolery

pandering

pardon

indulging

craziness

mansuetude

mercy

overindulgence

reparation

satisfaction

sentimentality

spoiling

yieldingness

forebearance

connivence

blindness

connivancy

connivency

acceptance

contedment

amnesty

attention

clemency

condonation

conniving

contentment

debauchery

easiness

equity

Translations

indulgenza

indulgência

indulgence

indulgencia

aflaat

hoşgörü

Nachsicht

Ablass

müsamaha

Nachgiebigkeit

vizio

venia

ανοχή

obsequium

εντρύφηση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: indulgence

In summary

From Middle English indulgence, indulgens, from Middle French indulgence and its source, Latin indulgentia.