absolution

Example Sentences

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Prickly and volatile, both are quick to take offense and just as quick to offer absolution.

From New York Times

But as far as absolution goes, you could do a lot worse than hand Quan an Academy Award.

From Seattle Times

But Bishop Ipgrave added that “changing the wording and number of authorized forms of absolution would require a full Synodical process for approval.”

From Washington Times

“We were at a stoplight and he said, ‘Jeff, I’m not going to give you permission and I certainly can’t give you absolution.

From Los Angeles Times

This was true even in conversations when a celebrity had fallen from grace and came to Winfrey for absolution.

From Salon