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Another word for remission

remission Synonyms

remission

n.

An alleviation
abatement, lessening, release; see reduction 1, relief 1.
An interruption
pause, lull, break; see delay 1, respite.
Pardon
forgiveness, mercy, discharge; see acquittal, forgiveness, pardon 1.

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Another word for remission

noun

The act or process of becoming less active or intense:
abatement, ebb, letup, slackening, subsidence, wane. See increase
The act or an instance of forgiving:
absolution, amnesty, condonation, excuse, forgiveness, pardon. See forgiveness

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According to the committee, every convict should have it in his power to earn a remission - in other words, to shorten his sentence by his industry.
We acknowledge one baptism for remission of sins.
Valdemar cheerfully undertook a new crusade "for the honour of the Blessed Virgin and the remission of my own sins."
A certain abatement or remission of the fever takes place, with or without sweating, but there is no true intermission or interval of absolute apyrexia.
The remission or abatement lasts generally throughout the morning; and about noon there is an exacerbation, seldom ushered in by chills, which continues till the early morning following, when it remits or abates as before.

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