Main entry: absolution, remission, remission of sin, remittal
Definition: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Main entry: remission, remittal, subsidence
Definition: an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
Usage: his cancer is in remission
Main entry: remission, remitment, remittal, remittance
Definition: a payment of money sent to a person in another place