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

1 sense of remission of sin

Sense 1
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)