indulgence
French → English
(religion) indulgence: a partial or full remission of temporal punishment for sins, granted by the Catholic Church
Au Moyen Âge, le trafic des indulgences permettait à l'Église de financer de grands travaux.
(English) In the Middle Ages, the sale of indulgences allowed the Church to finance major works.
Martin Luther a vivement critiqué l'automatisme de l'indulgence consistant à payer pour effacer un péché.
(English) Martin Luther strongly criticized the mechanism of the indulgence, which involved paying to erase a sin.
(personality) leniency: the quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; tendency to forgive
Le juge a fait preuve d'indulgence envers le prévenu en raison de son casier judiciaire vierge.
(English) The judge showed leniency toward the defendant due to his clean criminal record.
Elle est toujours pleine d'indulgence pour les erreurs de ses enfants, préférant le dialogue à la punition.
(English) She is always full of leniency for her children's mistakes, preferring dialogue over punishment.
Entry ID: fr:en:indulgence · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary