Definitions for indulgence
Overview of noun indulgence
The noun indulgence has 5 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. indulgence, self-indulgence
(an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires)
2. indulgence, lenience, leniency
(a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child")
3. indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring
(the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)
4. folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
(foolish or senseless behavior)
5. indulgence
(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")
