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English
Etymology
From partial + indulgence, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin indulgentia partiālis.
Noun
partial indulgence (plural partial indulgences)
- (Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.
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