Indulgence - Wikipedia Indulgences (from the Latin verb 'indulgere', meaning "to forgive", "to be lenient toward") [13] are a help towards achieving this purification An indulgence does not forgive the guilt of sin, nor does it provide release from the eternal punishment associated with unforgiven mortal sins
Indulgence | Definition, History Types | Britannica indulgence, a distinctive feature of the penitential system of both the Western medieval and the Roman Catholic Church that granted full or partial remission of the punishment of sin