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词汇 indult
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Definition of indult in English:

indult

noun ɪnˈdʌltɪnˈdəlt
  • (in the Roman Catholic Church) a licence granted by the Pope authorizing an act that the common law of the Church does not sanction.

    (罗马天主教用语)特许(由罗马教皇赐予,批准教廷习惯法不容许的行动)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There has been much talk about an impending ‘general indult’ allowing priests worldwide to celebrate the Tridentine Mass.
    • This is a concrete gesture in the Pope's own diocese, which reinforces what the Holy Father called for in the 1984 indult and in his 1988 letter Ecclesia Dei Adflicta.
    • In 1487, eager to appease France, Pope Innocent VIII granted James III an ‘indult’, giving him the right to prefer to Scottish livings and higher Church posts.

Origin

Late 15th century: from French, from late Latin indultum 'grant, concession', neuter past participle of Latin indulgere 'indulge'.

Rhymes

consult, cult, exult, insult, penult, result, ult

Definition of indult in US English:

indult

nouninˈdəltɪnˈdəlt
  • (in the Roman Catholic Church) a license granted by the Pope authorizing an act that the common law of the Church does not sanction.

    (罗马天主教用语)特许(由罗马教皇赐予,批准教廷习惯法不容许的行动)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is a concrete gesture in the Pope's own diocese, which reinforces what the Holy Father called for in the 1984 indult and in his 1988 letter Ecclesia Dei Adflicta.
    • In 1487, eager to appease France, Pope Innocent VIII granted James III an ‘indult’, giving him the right to prefer to Scottish livings and higher Church posts.
    • There has been much talk about an impending ‘general indult’ allowing priests worldwide to celebrate the Tridentine Mass.

Origin

Late 15th century: from French, from late Latin indultum ‘grant, concession’, neuter past participle of Latin indulgere ‘indulge’.

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