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
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
