absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin
(noun) the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
remission, remittal, subsidence
(noun) an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); “his cancer is in remission”
remittance, remittal, remission, remitment
(noun) a payment of money sent to a person in another place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
remittal (plural remittals)
Anything remitted; remittance.
• Lattimer, trimetal
Source: Wiktionary
Re*mit"tal (-tal), n.
Definition: A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
