Definitions

indulgence

[in-duhl-juhns] / ɪnˈdʌl dʒəns /

NOUN

luxury; gratification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extravagance kindness leniency permissiveness privilege

STRONG

allowance appeasement attention courtesy endurance excess favor fondling fondness forbearance fulfillment goodwill hedonism immoderation intemperance intemperateness lenience pampering partiality patience petting pleasing profligacy satiation satisfaction service spoiling tolerance toleration understanding

WEAK

babying coddling favoring gratifying kowtowing placating profligateness toadying treating

Antonyms

STRONG

disapproval disfavor disregard dissatisfaction frustration intolerance need want

WEAK

abstention care moderation temperance

Example Sentences

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Across the Humber Bridge in Cleethorpes, Jamie Dawson, sales assistant at Sweet Indulgence, says people still like the old traditions, such as visiting sweet shops.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025

“The Eureka House of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence unreservedly condemns the behavior alleged in police reports,” the group said in a statement sent to The Daily Wire.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2023

Here are columns by David Brooks on the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Jamelle Bouie on Donald Trump’s management style and Farhad Manjoo on conspiracy theorists.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Among them are nuns in the U.S. who have ministered empathetically to LGBTQ+ Catholics, and took note when the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence made news last month.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Rescript of Clement XIV. by which powers to grant the said Indulgence are given to Bishops in countries where Catholics live mixed with other religious denominations.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, January 1865 by Various

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