indulgence

Meanings

Plural: indulgences

Noun

• an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
• a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
  • "too much indulgence spoils a child"
• the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
• foolish or senseless behavior
• the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
  • "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"
• The act of indulging.
• Tolerance.
• The act of catering to someone's every desire.
• A wish or whim satisfied.
• Something in which someone indulges.
• An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
• A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.

Verb

• to provide with an indulgence

Synonyms

craziness, folly, foolery, humoring, indulging, lenience, leniency, lunacy, pampering, self-indulgence, tomfoolery

Related Words

indulge, indulgent