Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun absolution

2 senses of absolution

Sense 1
absolution -- (the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance)
       => condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")

Sense 2
absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin -- (the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance)
       => redemption, salvation -- ((theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil)