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Indulgence and Pleasure Definitions

Indulgence

The action or an instance of indulging
The indulgence of a hunch.
A teenager's indulgence in tobacco.

Pleasure

The state or feeling of being pleased or gratified.

Indulgence

The state of being indulgent; tolerance
Treated their grandchildren with fond indulgence.

Pleasure

A source of enjoyment or delight
The graceful skaters were a pleasure to watch.

Indulgence

Something indulged in
Sports cars are an expensive indulgence.
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Pleasure

Amusement, diversion, or worldly enjoyment
"Pleasure ... is a safer guide than either right or duty" (Samuel Butler).

Indulgence

Self-indulgence
A life of wealth and indulgence.

Pleasure

Sensual gratification or indulgence.

Indulgence

An extension of time for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty.

Pleasure

One's preference or wish
What is your pleasure?.
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Indulgence

Roman Catholic Church A remission of punishment still due, especially in purgatory, for a sin that has been sacramentally absolved.

Pleasure

To give pleasure or enjoyment to; gratify
Our host pleasured us with his company.

Indulgence

The act of indulging.

Pleasure

To take pleasure; delight
The hiker paused, pleasuring in the sounds of the forest.

Indulgence

Tolerance.
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Pleasure

To go in search of pleasure or enjoyment.

Indulgence

The act of catering to someone's every desire.

Pleasure

(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
He remembered with pleasure his home and family.
I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax.

Indulgence

A wish or whim satisfied.

Pleasure

(countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures.

Indulgence

Something in which someone indulges.

Pleasure

(uncountable) One's preference.
What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?

Indulgence

An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.

Pleasure

The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
To hold an office at pleasure: to hold it indefinitely until it is revoked
At Congress's pleasure: whenever or as long as Congress desires

Indulgence

(Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.

Pleasure

Pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"

Indulgence

To provide with an indulgence

Pleasure

(transitive) To give or afford pleasure to.

Indulgence

The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.
If I were a judge, that word indulgence should never issue from my lips.
They err, that through indulgence to others, or fondness to any sin in themselves, substitute for repentance anything less.

Pleasure

(transitive) To give sexual pleasure to.
Johnny pleasured Jackie with his mouth last night.

Indulgence

An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification.
If all these gracious indulgences are without any effect on us, we must perish in our own folly.

Pleasure

To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
To go pleasuring

Indulgence

Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.

Pleasure

The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; - opposed to pain, sorrow, etc.
At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Indulgence

To grant an indulgence to.

Pleasure

Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; - opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man.
Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.

Indulgence

An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

Pleasure

What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose.
Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you to come, let not my letter.

Indulgence

A disposition to yield to the wishes of someone;
Too much indulgence spoils a child

Pleasure

That which pleases; a favor; a gratification.
Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure

Indulgence

The act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Pleasure

To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.
[Rolled] his hoop to pleasure Edith.

Indulgence

Foolish or senseless behavior

Pleasure

To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go pleasuring.

Indulgence

The remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution;
In the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse

Pleasure

A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience;
He was tingling with pleasure

Pleasure

Something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness;
A joy to behold
The pleasure of his company
The new car is a delight

Pleasure

A formal expression;
He serves at the pleasure of the President

Pleasure

An activity that affords enjoyment;
He puts duty before pleasure

Pleasure

Sexual gratification;
He took his pleasure of her

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