dispensation (redirected from dispensations)

dis·pen·sa·tion  (dspn-sshn, -pn-)

n.

1.

a. The act of dispensing.

b. Something dispensed.

c. A specific arrangement or system by which something is dispensed.

2. An exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by or as if by an authority.

3.

a. An exemption from a church law, a vow, or another similar obligation granted in a particular case by an ecclesiastical authority.

b. The document containing this exemption.

4. Theology

a. The divine ordering of worldly affairs.

b. A religious system or code of commands considered to have been divinely revealed or appointed.

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[Medieval Latin dispnsti, dispnstin-, from Latin, distribution, management, from dispnstus, past participle of dispnsre, to distribute; see dispense.]

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dispen·sation·al adj.

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dispensation

Noun

1. the act of distributing or dispensing

2. Chiefly RC Church permission to dispense with an obligation of church law

3. any exemption from an obligation

4. the ordering of life and events by God

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dispensation - an exemption from some rule or obligation permission, permit, license - the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization variance - an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning variance"
	2.	dispensation - a share that has been dispensed or distributed share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
	3.	dispensation - the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

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dispensation

noun 1. exemption, licence, exception, permission, privilege, relaxation, immunity, relief, indulgence, reprieve, remission

noun 2. distribution, supplying, dealing out, appointment, endowment, allotment, consignment, disbursement, apportionment, bestowal, conferment

Translations

dispensation [dɪspɛnˈseɪʃən] n (REL) → dispensa

dispensation [dɪspənˈseɪʃən] n (of treatment) → Vergabe f;

(special permission) → Dispens m;

dispensation of justice → Rechtsprechung f