indulgence
US /ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/
UK /ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/
1.
耽溺
the action or fact of indulging.
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indulgence in self-pity
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satisfactionsatisfyinggratificationgratifyingfulfillmentfulfillingappeasementquenchingslakingaccommodationself-gratificationself-indulgenceoverindulgenceoverconsumptionintemperanceimmoderationdissipationdissolutiondebaucheryexcessextravagancedecadencepleasure-seekingpamperingcoddlingmollycoddlingcossetingbabyingmotheringnannyingspoilinghumoringpartiality
2.
耽溺
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a grant by the Pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages.