Indulgence vs. Pleasure: What's the Difference?
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
