Meaning & Definition of Remission in English
English⟶
Remission
/rimɪʃən/
noun
1. An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
- "His cancer is in remission"
synonym:
- remission,
- remittal,
- subsidence
2. A payment of money sent to a person in another place
synonym:
- remittance,
- remittal,
- remission,
- remitment
3. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
synonym:
- remission,
- remitment,
- remit
4. The act of absolving or remitting
- Formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
synonym:
- absolution,
- remission,
- remittal,
- remission of sin