pardoner
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- noun
- /ˈpɑrdənər/
- Archaic
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perdonador
- The role of a pardoner was to sell indulgences and offer absolution to the faithful.
Examples
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Another example is Monica E. McAlpine's 1980 essay on Chaucer, "The Pardoner's Homosexuality and How It Matters," in which she concludes that Chaucer "may be seen" as "using his art."
Academic text (1992) -
AND THEN, THERE WAS A PARDONER, AN ALMONER, AND A PRIEST, AND THEY WERE ALL GOING TO JERUSALEM.
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Peter, a humble pardoner... ...and purveyor of religious relics.
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It reminds me of the Pardoner's story from the Canterbury Tales.
Blog text (20) -
In medieval times, a pardoner could grant forgiveness for sins in exchange for money.
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During the medieval period, many people sought the services of a pardoner to absolve their sins.
Synonyms
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A person who pardons someone and lets go of anger
A person or authority who forgives a debt
A person who forgives people for mistakes
How Forgiving
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pardoner comes from Latin parts per- 'completely' and donare 'to give' and shares its root with pardon. So a pardoner was literally someone who 'gave' forgiveness, which is why the word names a medieval church official who granted or sold pardons.