Meaning of REMITTAL
Pronunciation: | | ree'mitul
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- [n] the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
- [n] an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
- [n] a payment of money sent to a person in another place
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| Synonyms: | | absolution, remission, remission, remission, remission of sin, remitment, remittance, subsidence |
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| See Also: | | abatement, hiatus, payment, penance, redemption, reprieve, resolution, respite, salvation, suspension | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Re*mit"tal\ (-tal), n.
A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the
first fruits. --Swift.
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