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dispensation
dispensation [ díspən sáysh'n ] (plural dispensations)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. exemption: exemption or release from a rule or obligation, especially a religious one
2. document giving exemption: an official document authorizing dispensation, especially religious dispensation
3. religious system: in Christian belief, a divinely ordained religious system
4. divine ordering: in Christian belief, a divine ordering or management of affairs and events in the world
5. religious epoch: the time during which a religious doctrine or practice is believed to be in force
6. distribution of things: the distribution or giving out of something
dispensation of emergency supplies

dispensational adjective
dispensatory [ di spénsətəri ] adjective
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