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REMIS'SION, n. L. remissio, from remitto, to send back.
1. Abatement relaxation moderation as the remission of extreme rigor.
2. Abatement diminution of intensity as the remission of the sun's heat the remission of cold the remission of close study or of labor.
3. Release discharge or relinquishment of a claim or right as the remission of a tax or duty.
4. In medicine, abatement a temporary subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as distinguished from intermission, in which the disease leaves the patient entirely for a time.
5. Forgiveness pardon that is, the giving up of the punishment due to a crime as the remission of sins. Matthew 26 . Hebrews 9 .
6. The act of sending back. Not in use.
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Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Remission'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​r/remission.html.
Entry for 'Remission'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​r/remission.html.