absolution

traditional theological term for the forgiveness experienced in the Sacrament of Penance
Intangible religious_concept Q164361
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absolution

Summary

absolution is a religious concept[1]. absolution draws 933 Wikipedia views per month (religious_concept category, ranking #82 of 471).[2]

Key Facts

  • absolution's instance of is recorded as religious concept[3].
  • absolution's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[4].
  • absolution's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[5].
  • absolution's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • absolution's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • absolution's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • absolution's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[9].
  • absolution's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • absolution's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[11].
  • absolution's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire de théologie catholique[12].
  • absolution's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (4th ed.)[13].
  • absolution's different from is recorded as Absolution[14].

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Definition and Type

absolution's instance of is recorded as religious concept[3].

Why It Matters

absolution draws 933 Wikipedia views per month (religious_concept category, ranking #82 of 471).[2] absolution has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] absolution is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source The Catholic Encyclopedia, Nordisk familjebok, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 3d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 a/absolucion
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: a/absolucion, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  3. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of religious concept
    Instance of
    Different from Absolution
    Described by source The Catholic Encyclopedia, Nordisk familjebok, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary +7
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007292962605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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