indulgence English

Meaning indulgence meaning

What does indulgence mean?

indulgence

— noun the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse

— noun (= indulging) the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

— noun an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

— noun a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone too much indulgence spoils a child

— noun (= folly) foolish or senseless behavior

Synonyms indulgence synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as indulgence?

indulgence English » English

pampering

leniency

lenience

tolerance

self-indulgence

sufferance

luxury

forbearance

connivance

tomfoolery

toleration

pardon

pandering

lunacy

lenity

latitude

indulging

humoring

gratification

grace

foolery

folly

endurance

craziness

compassion

broad-mindedness

yieldingness

spoiling

sentimentality

satisfaction

reparation

overindulgence

mercy

mansuetude

license

liberty

levity

kindness

intoxication

infatuation

indulge

impression

heed

habit

good turn

freedom

forgiveness

forebearance

favour

favor

Topics indulgence topics

What do people use indulgence to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Lack self-control

• What words refer to the quality of lacking self-control?
  addiction debauchery dissipation excess excitability extravagance gluttony indulgence intemperance leniency overindulgence

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Movie subtitles

To what rude boldness my indulgence leads!

May I take further advantage of your indulgence?

I beg your indulgence, my friend.

Gentlemen, may I claim your indulgence for a moment?

Someday in the far future I may be able to remember it with tender indulgence, but not now.

Now, with your kind indulgence we'd like to show you what happens when two dancers get married.

I implore your indulgence, sire.

I beg your indulgence, sire.

This is not a plea for any indulgence.

I missed Jules' indulgence, his unhurried ways. My daughter drew me like a magnet.

Your indulgence, sir.

Now sir, your indulgence.

I beg the indulgence of the tribunal and ask for time to produce new evidence.

I must crave your indulgence. I have a pressing appointment.

I beg the court's indulgence for a moment while I consult my notes.

Your kind indulgence.

I implore your indulgence.

My dear boys, whatever I say, you'll meet with indulgence and irony.

With this much left over for one gross indulgence.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, we do thank you for your kind indulgence.

Well, I wanna beg your indulgence.

Yes, Your Honor, and in view of the unexpected evidence just presented by the defense, I'd ask the court's indulgence for a few moments.

The one indulgence I have never had is privacy.

Friends, I beg your indulgence for just a few final remarks in reply to my old friend and rival for Congress, Hank Allen, who reminds me of a dog I had when I was a boy.

That it's a lie. Something to cover up caprice and passion and self-indulgence.

May I ask for some indulgence for the Order of Mount Hiei?

The defense feels his faculties should be spared for the cross-examination by my learned friend for the prosecution. This is not a plea for any indulgence.

Mr. Learned Commissioner, I am going to ask the court's indulgence for what may appear to have been on my part a minor deception.

Sir, we crave your indulgence.

Self-indulgence.

They generally complain, however, that I have abused their indulgence by bringing the book to the screen.

One can only reproach him for his indulgence in buying nicknacks.

He wasn't an indulgence either.

News and current affairs

By contrast, the US court rulings' indulgence of a parochial instinct to enforce written contracts will undermine the possibility of negotiated re-structuring in future debt crises.

Of course, if the international economic environment had been more favourable, and if there were not so much legitimate concern about declining purchasing power, the French might have shown greater indulgence towards their young president.

As Obama's Kenyan sister might attest, this could be an expensive indulgence.

A few years ago, in Beijing, he ran one of China's most popular TV shows, each week testing the limits of the authorities' indulgence.

The main motivation behind the administration's indulgence of serious criminality evidently is fear of the consequences of taking tough action on individual bankers.