Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of forgiving or pardoning; formal forgiveness as granted in religious contexts: "remission" can refer to the formal act of absolving sins, particularly within the sacrament of penance.
   • (Law) The referral of a case to another court or authority: In legal terms, it denotes the sending of a legal matter to a different court for consideration.
   • A sum of money sent, especially to a distant place: It refers to a payment that is transmitted.
   • A temporary decrease in the severity of disease symptoms: In medicine, it describes a period when the signs and symptoms of a disease, such as cancer, are reduced or disappear.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The priest spoke of God's remission of sins.
  • The judge ordered the remission of the case to a lower court.
  • He sends a monthly remission to his family abroad.
  • After the treatment, her leukemia went into remission.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in remission": This is a common medical phrase describing a state where a chronic disease, especially cancer, is not active and its symptoms have abated.
  • The scans showed the tumor was in remission.
• "Remission of debt": A formal term for the cancellation or forgiveness of a debt.
  • The charity announced the remission of all outstanding loans for the affected families.

Variants and Related Words

• Remit (verb): To send money; to cancel or refrain from exacting a penalty; to refer a matter for decision.
  • Please remit the payment by the end of the month.
• Remiss (adjective): Lax or negligent in performing a duty.
  • It was remiss of me not to call you sooner.
• Remissible (adjective): Capable of being forgiven or pardoned.
  • The offense was deemed remissible.

Synonyms

• Forgiveness: The action of forgiving.
• Abatement: A reduction or lessening.
• Subsidence: The process of becoming less intense or severe.
• Reprieve: A temporary relief from harm or discomfort.

Related Phrases

• "Remission of sins": A theological phrase for the forgiveness of sins.
  • They prayed for the remission of their sins.
• "Tax remission": The official cancellation of a tax liability.
  • The government announced a tax remission for small businesses.

Idioms

• "A state of remission": While not a traditional idiom, this phrase is idiomatically used in medical contexts to mean a period of health improvement during a chronic illness.
  • We are grateful she has been in a state of remission for two years.

Noun

1. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
2. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
3. a payment of money sent to a person in another place
4. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
   • his cancer is in remission