partial indulgence

Questions

What does partial indulgence mean?

An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.

Where does partial indulgence come from?

From partial + indulgence, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin indulgentia partiālis.

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