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Nave Topical Bible
• Self-Indulgence
Thompson Chain Reference
• Self-Indulgence-Self-Denial
• Self-Indulgence
• Indulgence, Parental
Dictionaries
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Indulgences
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Indulgence
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Corruptions: Indulgence of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Portiuncula Indulgence
• Plenary Indulgence
• Indulgences, Day of
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Indulgence
Webster Dictionary
• Self-Indulgent
• Self-Indulgence
• Indulging
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Indulgences
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Indulgence
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Indulgence
• Indulgence (2)
• Indulgences
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Indulgence
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Apostolic Indulgences
• Indulgences
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• ἀκρασία
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(1):

(n.) Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.

(2):

(n.) The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.

(3):

(v. t.) To grant an indulgence to.

(4):

(n.) An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification.