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Exemption vs Absolution - What's the difference?

exemption | absolution | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between exemption and absolution

is that exemption is an act of exempting while absolution is an absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.

exemption

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of exempting.
  • The state of being exempt; immunity.
  • A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
  • Freedom from a defect or weakness.
  • Synonyms

    * free pass * get out of jail free card * immunity

    absolution

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
  • Forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
  • The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
  • (Shipley)
  • An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
  • Government ... granting absolution to the nation.
  • (obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
  • (Ben Jonson)

    Derived terms

    * Absolution day

    See also

    * indulgence

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