1. (noun) remission, remittal, subsidence
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
Synonyms: remittance, settling, remission, subsidence, remitment, subsiding, remission of sin, remittal, remit, cave in, absolution
2. (noun) remittance, remittal, remission, remitment
a payment of money sent to a person in another place
Synonyms: remittance, remission, subsidence, remitment, remission of sin, remittal, remit, absolution
3. (noun) remission, remitment, remit
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
Synonyms: remittance, remission, subsidence, remitment, remission of sin, remittal, remit, absolution
4. (noun) absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin
the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Synonyms: remittance, remission, subsidence, remitment, absolution, remission of sin, remit, remittal
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