absolution

Example Sentences

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Do institutions seek merely absolution or some deeper change?

From Washington Post

An amnesty is more wide-reaching than a pardon, and would mean absolution of any offence for all those involved in the referendum bid, which could be claimed as a moral victory by the separatist camp.

From Reuters

“I needed, as we say in my faith — I needed absolution,” he said.

From Washington Times

He has tried to make a reputation for himself as a "reasonable" Republican, famously appearing on Saturday Night Live to demonstrate his generous absolution for a crude joke about him that missed.

From Salon

By unweaving your web, you may confirm their suspicions about the reliability of atheists, but you’ll also show that it’s possible to confess and seek absolution without believing in God.

From New York Times