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indulgence
A	noun
	1	indulgence
				the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚recovery; retrieval ╚rescue; deliverance; delivery; saving ╚redemption; salvation ╚absolution; remission; remittal; remission of sin ╚indulgence
	2	folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
				foolish or senseless behavior
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚diversion; recreation ╚play; frolic; romp; gambol; caper ╚folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence ╚buffoonery; clowning; frivolity; harlequinade; prank ╚meshugaas; mishegaas; mishegoss
	3	indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring
				the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚satisfaction ╚gratification ╚indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring ╚orgy; binge; splurge ╚overindulgence; excess ╚intemperance; intemperateness; self-indulgence
	4	indulgence, lenience, leniency
				a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚trait ╚nature ╚disposition; temperament ╚permissiveness; tolerance ╚indulgence, lenience, leniency ╚softness
	5	indulgence, self-indulgence
				an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚trait ╚indiscipline; undiscipline ╚indulgence, self-indulgence ╚luxury

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