remittal

/ri'mitl/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance: The action of forgiving or pardoning sins, often in a formal religious context.
    • An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease): A lessening or temporary disappearance of the symptoms of a disease or condition.
    • A payment of money sent to a person in another place: The action or an instance of sending payment, typically across a distance.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The priest spoke of the remittal of sins during the confession. (Formal forgiveness of sins.)
    • The patient experienced a complete remittal of symptoms for several months. (A period where disease symptoms lessen or disappear.)
    • He arranged for the remittal of funds to his family overseas. (The sending of a payment.)
Advanced Usage
  • "In remittal": Used to describe a state, especially of a disease, where symptoms have abated.
    • After the new treatment, her illness was in remittal. (Her illness showed a significant decrease in symptoms.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Remit (verb): To send (money) in payment; to cancel or refrain from exacting (a penalty or debt); to pardon.

    • Please remit the balance by the end of the month. (Send the payment.)
    • The governor decided to remit the prisoner's sentence. (To cancel or reduce the sentence.)

  • Remission (noun): Most commonly used synonym, especially for the medical and forgiveness senses.

    • The cancer is in remission. (The disease is not currently active.)
    • He prayed for the remission of his sins. (Forgiveness of sins.)
Synonyms
  • Forgiveness: The action of forgiving.
  • Abatement: A reduction or lessening.
  • Remittance: A sum of money sent in payment.
Related Phrases
  • Remit to: To send or refer (something, like a case or payment) to an authority or a person.
    • The court decided to remit the case to a lower tribunal. (To send the case back for further review.)
Related Idioms
  • (To be) in remission: A standard medical idiom describing a period when a chronic illness is not active or showing symptoms.
    • Although not cured, his leukemia has been in 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. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
    • his cancer is in remission
  3. a payment of money sent to a person in another place

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