dispensation
12
7.7
- noun
- /ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃən/
- Formal
:
dispensa
- I'm here to request special dispensation regarding the boundaries of jurisdiction.
- a special dispensation
- a new dispensation
- a political dispensation
You know, he's, he's, he says at one point I have a dispensation.
- You know, he's, he's, he says at one point I have a dispensation.
- So they get a, they get a, a dispensation if they do something wrong for the fact of handling the ball in every single play.
Examples
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The Church grants dispensations.
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I had special dispensation, 'cause someone had to stay at home and look after my mum.
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I have special dispensation as the king.
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Then we'll get a dispensation from the pope!
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However, to marry, the new king has to gain a special dispensation from the Pope in Rome.
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The Pope gave a dispensation, so that the King might marry his brother's widow for state reasons.
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In the army, there is a special dispensation for everything imaginable.
Fiction book (2000) -
In emergencies, the Church grants dispensation.
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We all know the supporters of the treaty received special dispensations from the federal government.
Fiction book (1994) -
The teacher granted a special dispensation to the student who needed extra time on the exam.
Synonyms
73
5.1
Official permission that frees someone from a rule or duty
27
5.7
Official permission from an authority to do something
4
3.4
Official permission to do something
Antonyms
How Permissive
- Formal
173
4.9
- Formal
73
5.1
- Formal
12
7.7
∞
1.0
340
3.0
- Formal
48
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dispensation comes from Latin parts dis- and pensare meaning 'apart' and 'to weigh', and it is the same root as dispense, which means to give out. So a dispensation is an official 'giving out' of permission by someone in power, an exception to a rule.