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to indult

to indult

9.9
To give an official permission by an authority, often the church
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈdʌlt/
  • Formal
translation icon : indultar
  • The priest can indult individuals from certain church obligations under special circumstances.

Examples

  • The bishop decided to indult the parishioners from the usual fasting during the feast day.

  • Fr. Reginald Foster: "Tridentine" indult not going to happen.

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  • Due to the pandemic, the church issued an indult allowing remote attendance for Mass.

Synonyms

to exempt
vsto indult
  • Formal
30 4.1

To free someone officially from a rule or obligation

is a church-specific permission or release from duties granted by church authority

Antonyms

to deny
423 1.6

To refuse to let someone have something

to forbid
60 2.8

Stop something from happening

How Permissive

to exempt
  • Formal
30 4.1
to indult
  • Formal
9.9
to allow
∞ 1.0
to forbid
60 2.8

Surface Forms

indult infinitive
indulted past
indulted past participle
indulting present participle
indults third person singular

Etymology

Indult as a verb comes from the Latin indulgere, meaning 'to allow' or 'to be kind', and it is related to the English word indulge. So to indult someone is to officially 'allow' them an exception or special permission.