indulgencia
indulgence
noun een-dool-HEN-syah Rare
Origin: Latin indulgentia (from indulgere, 'to be kind to')
Also means
leniency
Usage Note
Indulgencia has both a general sense (tolerance, leniency towards faults) and a specific Catholic theological sense: an indulgence granted by the Church remitting temporal punishment for sins. The historical abuse of selling indulgences (venta de indulgencias) was a key trigger for the Protestant Reformation. The adjective is indulgente.
Examples
"El juez mostró indulgencia con el acusado joven."
Natural Translation
The judge showed indulgence towards the young defendant.
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