indult
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9.9
- noun
- /ɪnˈdʌlt/
- Formal
:
indulto
- The church received an indult that exempted it from certain rituals during the festival.
Examples
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I was not comfortable, but if not for this indult, daily Adoration would not be possible.
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I'm actually glad he said this because I think it will wake up many so-called traditionalists who actually think priests need the indult to pray the true Mass.
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I think, though, that in the end it simply comes down to preference, and that's why I ultimately support the indult.
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No priest needs an indult, and no bishop can keep them from praying the true Mass.
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In the article, Moore quotes Foster about the so-called "Tridentine" indult.
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I made it in the early hours of the morning, my sleep pattern having been disturbed by a cold and in the knowledge that I would face another 6-hour round trip to the nearest indult mass, leaving me awake 24 hours by the time it began.
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The indult from the Holy See of 1984 and the motu proprio Ecclesia Dei of 1988 granted permission to celebrate "the old liturgy," and, as such.
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Clerics shall not give the sacraments of the Church to such pestilential people, nor shall they presume to give them Christian burial, or to receive their alms or offerings; otherwise, they shall be deprived of their office, to which they may not be restored without a special indult of the Apostolic See.
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The bishop granted an indult allowing the parish to use a different form of worship.
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Many communities seek an indult to celebrate their traditions under the authority's approval.
Synonyms
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5.1
Official permission that frees someone from a rule or duty
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7.7
Permission from an authority not to follow a rule
Special permission that a church leader gives to not follow a church rule
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Indult comes from the Latin indultum, from indulgere which means 'to allow' or 'to be kind', and it is related to the English word indulge. So an indult is a special permission or exception that an authority 'gives' to someone.