English noun: remittal |
1. | remittal (possession) a payment of money sent to a person in another place |
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| Synonyms | remission, remitment, remittance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | payment |
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2. | remittal (event) an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) |
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| Samples | His cancer is in remission.
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| Synonyms | remission, subsidence |
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| Broader (hypernym) | abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | resolution |
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3. | remittal (act) the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
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| Synonyms | absolution, remission, remission of sin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | redemption, salvation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | indulgence |
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| Part meronym | penance |
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