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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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   Dispensation can mean special permission, distribution, system, or religious order. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, and usage of dispensation with examples and translations.

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   Dispensation is a noun that means an act or instance of dispensing, distribution, or a divine ordering of the affairs of the world. It can also refer to a relaxation of law in the Roman Catholic Church or a divinely appointed order or age in Christianity.

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.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › dispensationdispensation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [uncountable] (formal) the act or process of providing something, especially by somebody in authority. the dispensation of justice. [countable] (specialist) a political or religious system that operates in a country at a particular time. Word Origin. See dispensation in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: dispensation.

9. 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.