Found 3 items, similar to dispensation.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: dispensation dispensasi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dispensation dispensation n 1: an exemption from some rule or obligation 2: a share that has been dispensed or distributed 3: the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dispensation Dispensation \Dis`pen*sa"tion\, n. [F. dispensation, L. dispensatio.] 1. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration. [1913 Webster] To respect the dispensations of Providence. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed; especially (Theol.), A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations. [1913 Webster] Neither are God's methods or intentions different in his dispensations to each private man. --Rogers. [1913 Webster] 3. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.). [1913 Webster] A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr. Barrow to marry. --Ward. [1913 Webster]