dispensation
/dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.85 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "a fair dispensation of money"
- "The public's health is hardly improved by compounding the existing problem with the dispensation of undocumented, partially true or totally false material."
- "Shall we not accompt theſe a part of Gods dispenſation, and therefore good in the Fountaine, from whence they flowed"
- "Bowman certainly lost no time in travelling south to obtain his dispensation once he had published the sermon"
- "the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations"
- "The sacrificial death of the Lord Jesus Christ introduced the dispensation of pure grace—which means undeserved favor, or God GIVING righteousness, instead of God REQUIRING righteousness, as under Law.[…] The first event in the closing of this dispensation will be the descent of the Lord from Heaven, when sleeping saints will be raised and, together with believers then living, caught up “to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” 1 Thess. 4: 16, 17."
Etymology
From Middle English dispensacioun, from Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō. By surface analysis, dispens(e) + -ation.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.