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3. redempciǒun n.
48 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Theol. Salvation, redemption; maken redempcioun, to effect redemption (of sb.); (b) moral reformation; (c) liberation from captivity or hell; also fig.; (d) deliverance from captivity or restraint……
5. remissiǒun n.
41 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Release from duty or obligation; freeing of captives; Bibl. dai of remissioun, a holiday from work; yer of remissioun, a Jubilee year; also, a Sabbatical year; don (maken) remissioun, to grant……
12. unclē̆nnes(se n.
Additional spellings:
unclennesse
42 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Dirt, filth; also fig. [quot. a1500(a1415)]; also, filthiness; also, an impurity, a worthless residue
(b) sickness, disease; also, a parasitical infestation; also, matter produced or ejected by……