Betekenis van het woord indulgence in het Nederlands
Wat betekent indulgence in het Engels? Ontdek de betekenis, uitspraak en specifiek gebruik van dit woord met Lingoland
indulgence
US /ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/
UK /ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/
Zelfstandig Naamwoord
1.
mildheid
the action or fact of indulging.
Voorbeeld:
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indulgence in self-pity
Synoniem:
satisfaction satisfying gratification gratifying fulfillment fulfilling appeasement quenching slaking accommodation self-gratification self-indulgence overindulgence overconsumption intemperance immoderation dissipation dissolution debauchery excess extravagance decadence pleasure-seeking pampering coddling mollycoddling cosseting babying mothering nannying spoiling humoring partiality
Antoniem:
2.
mildheid
(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.