A remission of punishment granted by in Roman Catholicism. The practice was attacked by Martin Luther during the Reformation.
An indulgence, according to Roman Catholicism, is a remission of punishment that is granted by the Church if the sinner complies with certain conditions. During the Reformation, the sale of indulgences was one of the practices to which Martin Luther objected.
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