indulgence

Nouns

  • (n) an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires self-indulgence,
  • (n) a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
    • too much indulgence spoils a child
    lenience, leniency,
  • (n) the act of indulging or gratifying a desire humoring, indulging, pampering,
  • (n) foolish or senseless behavior foolery, tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, folly,
  • (n) the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
    • in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse

Synonyms

self-indulgence lenience leniency humoring indulging pampering foolery tomfoolery lunacy craziness folly

Words of close approximity

indulgent