dispensation
The act of dispensing or dealing outThe act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
» Rome grants no dispensation from death.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
a fair dispensation of money
распределениеraspredelenije
the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
(countable, uncountable)The distribution of good and evil by God to man.
(countable, uncountable)That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
разрешениеrazrešenije
(countable, uncountable)A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations
Gegebenheiten
(countable, uncountable)The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
Dispens
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
(countable, uncountable)In the Roman Catholic Church, an exemption from some ecclesiastical law, or from an obligation to God which a person has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).
Examples
4 sentencesRome grants no dispensation from death.
Tom applied for a dispensation to hand his assignment in late.
One receives no dispensation from Rome for death.
There is no dispensation from Rome for death.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English dispensacioun, from Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō. BFrom Middle English dispensacioun, from Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō. By surface analysis, dispens(e) + -ation.
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Forms
plural: dispensations| Singular | dispensation |
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable