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   dispensation

   /ˌdɪsp(ə)nˈseɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. exemption from a rule or usual requirement: "although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday" Similar exemptionimmunityexceptionexclusionexonerationfreedomreleasereliefreprieveremissionrelaxationabsolutionimpunityinformal:a let-off
   • ▪ permission to be exempted from the laws or observances of the Church: "he received papal dispensation to hold a number of benefices"
   • 2. a political, religious, or social system prevailing at a particular time: "scholarship is conveyed to a wider audience than under the old dispensation" Similar systemorderschemeplanarrangementorganization
   • ▪ (in Christian theology) a divinely ordained system prevailing at a particular period of history: "the Mosaic dispensation"
   • ▪ an act of divine providence: archaic "the laws to which the creator in all his dispensations conforms"
   • 3. the action of distributing or supplying something: "regulations controlling dispensation of medications" Similar distributionprovisionprovidingsupplysupplyingissueissuingpassing roundpassing outgiving outhanding outdealing outdoling outsharing outdividing outparcelling outdivisionallocationallotmentapportionmentassignmentbestowalconfermentdisbursementinformal:dishing out

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin dispensatio(n-), from the verb dispensare (see dispense).

   Derivatives

   • 1. dispensational adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dispensationDispensation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word dispensation, from a system of revealed commands and promises to an exemption from a law or vow. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISPENSATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Dispensation can mean special permission, especially from the Church, or a political or religious system controlling a country. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation and translations.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › dispensationDISPENSATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a certain order, system, or arrangement; administration or management. Theology. the divine ordering of the affairs of the world. an appointment, arrangement, or favor, as by God. a divinely appointed order or age: the old Mosaic, or Jewish, dispensation; the new gospel, or Christian, dispensation.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISPENSATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Dispensation can mean special permission, exemption, or release from a rule or obligation, or a system or plan of administering something. It can also refer to a religious or political system or code of prescriptions for life and conduct.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › dispensationDispensation - definition of dispensation by The Free Dictionary

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   Dispensation can mean the act of distributing or dispensing, an exemption or release from a rule or obligation, or a divine ordering of worldly affairs. See different sources, synonyms, translations and usage examples of dispensation.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dispensationDispensation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The act of giving or portioning something out is called dispensation. Your teacher will have a hard time with the dispensation of biology textbooks if there aren't enough copies for everyone in the class. The Latin root word of dispensation is dispensare, which means to disburse or administer.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISPENSATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Dispensation is a noun that means special permission, especially from the Church, or a political or religious system controlling a country. Learn how to use it in sentences and see translations in different languages.