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Meaning of indulgence

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  indulgence
      n 1: an inability to resist the gratification of whims and
           desires [syn: {indulgence}, {self-indulgence}]
      2: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much
         indulgence spoils a child" [syn: {indulgence}, {lenience},
         {leniency}]
      3: the act of indulging or gratifying a desire [syn:
         {indulgence}, {indulging}, {pampering}, {humoring}]
      4: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {folly}, {foolery},
         {tomfoolery}, {craziness}, {lunacy}, {indulgence}]
      5: 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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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