indulgences

Meanings

Noun

• an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
• a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
• 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"
• plural of indulgence

Synonyms

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