dis|pen|sa|tion

dis|pen|sa|tion: dis|pen|sa|tion «_DIHS puhn SAY shuhn», noun.

1. the act of giving out; act of distributing: »the dispensation of food and clothing to the flood victims.

2. a thing given out or distributed: »They gave thanks for the dispensations of Providence.

3. rule; management: »From 1558 to 1603 England was under the dispensation of Elizabeth I.

4. the management or ordering of events by divine Providence or Nature: »The dispensations…of Providence continued to be strange (Lytton Strachey).

5. a religious system: »the Christian dispensation, the Jewish dispensation.

6. in the Roman Catholic Church: a) official permission to disregard a rule, law, obligation, or the like, without penalty. b) the writing giving such permission.

7. a doing away with or a doing without something: »The dispensation with reading the minutes saved time at club meetings.

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dis|pen|sa|tion|al — «DIHS puhn SAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with dispensation or a dispensation … Useful english dictionary
dis·pen·sa·tion — /ˌdıspənˈseıʃən/ noun, pl tions formal 1 : permission to break a law or an official promise you have made : release from a rule, vow, or oath [noncount] The priest asked for dispensation from his vows. [count] The state gave the town a special… … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
pen — pen·al·ty; pen·ance; pen·cil; pen·dant; pen·dent; pen·den·tive; pen·du·line; pen·e·trant; pen·i·tent; pen·i·ten·tial; pen·i·ten·tia·ry; pen·man; pen·nat·u·lar·i·an; pen·ner; pen·sion; pen·sion·ary; pen·ste·mon; pen·ta·gon; pen·tam·e·ter;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
dispensation — dis·pen·sa·tion … English syllables
dispensational — dis·pen·sa·tion·al … English syllables
dispensation — dis•pen•sa•tion [[t]ˌdɪs pənˈseɪ ʃən, pɛn [/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of dispensing; distribution 2) something that is distributed or given out 3) a certain order, system, or arrangement; administration or management 4) rel a) the divine… … From formal English to slang
dispensation — dis·pen·sa·tion .dis pən sā shən, .pen n the act of dispensing <the dispensation of medicines> … Medical dictionary
dispensation — dis|pen|sa|tion [ˌdıspənˈseıʃən, pen ] n 1.) [U and C] special permission from someone in authority, especially a religious leader, to do something that is not usually allowed ▪ Caroline s marriage was annulled by special dispensation from the… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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