Word Meanings - INDULGIATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To indulge. Sandys.

INDULGEMENT
Indulgence. Wood.
INDULGENCE
Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of
INDULGENTLY
In an indulgent manner; mildly; favorably. Dryden.
INDULGER
One who indulges. W. Montagu.
INDULGENCY
Indulgence. Dryden.
INDULGENTIAL
Relating to the indulgences of the Roman Catholic Church. Brevint.
INDULGE
equiv. to L. remissio, OIr. dligeth, equiv. to L. lex, Goth. dulgs 1. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain; when said of a habit, desire, etc.: to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth,
INDULGENT
Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent. Shak. The indulgent censure of posterity. Waller. The
SELF-INDULGENCE
Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; -- the opposite of self-restraint, and self-denial.
SELF-INDULGENT
Indulging one's appetites, desires, etc., freely.