PARDONER

pardoner

(noun) a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences

pardoner, forgiver, excuser

(noun) a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pardoner (plural pardoners)

One who pardons.

(historical) In medieval Catholicism, a person licensed to grant papal pardons or indulgences.

Source: Wiktionary


Par"don*er, n.

1. One who pardons. Shak.

2. A seller of indulgences. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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