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pardoner::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cleric, divine, ecclesiastic, churchman |
| Has types | absolver |
| Derivation | pardon |
Examples of pardoner
pardoner
Much has been made by poet and Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg and other historians over the notion that Lincoln was a serial pardoner.
From the washingtonpost.com
Scattered references to the Tales include Chaucer's declaration that he will use his verse to vilify a summoner and a pardoner who have cheated him.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
- A medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
- In Catholic theology, an indulgence is the full or partial remission of temporal punishment due for sins which have already been forgiven. The indulgence is granted by the Catholic Church after the sinner has confessed and received absolution. ...
- A medieval cleric who would sell pardons and indulgences
- A person who had a license to sell pardons for sins committed.
- One licensed to sell papal pardons (theoretically to raise funds for the church)
- A seller of indulgences, which relieved those who bought them of penances imposed for sin (GP 669; Wife 163-168; Pardoner 318-328, 329-462, 904-968).
