xá tội
Definition
- Verb:
- To pardon, to forgive (a sin or crime): "xá tội" means to officially forgive or absolve someone of their sin or crime, often implying an act of mercy or clemency from a higher authority.
- To grant amnesty: It can also refer to the formal act of granting a pardon, especially by a state or religious authority.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà vua đã xá tội cho tù nhân. (The king pardoned the prisoner.)
- Trong nhiều tôn giáo, chỉ có Chúa Trời mới có quyền xá tội. (In many religions, only God has the right to forgive sins.)
- Gia đình nạn nhân đã xá tội cho kẻ phạm tội. (The victim's family pardoned the offender.)
Advanced Usage
- "lễ xá tội vong nhân": a ceremony for the absolution of the dead.
- Lễ xá tội vong nhân thường được tổ chức vào tháng Bảy âm lịch. (The ceremony for the absolution of the dead is often held in the seventh lunar month.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ân xá (n/verb): Amnesty, to grant amnesty. This is a more formal, often legal or political term.
- Chính phủ ban hành sắc lệnh ân xá. (The government issued an amnesty decree.)
- Tha tội (verb): To forgive a sin/crime. This is a more general and common synonym.
- Anh ta đã thành khẩn xin tha tội. (He sincerely asked for forgiveness.)
Synonyms
- Tha thứ: To forgive (more general, often interpersonal).
- Khoan hồng: To be lenient, to show mercy.
- Miễn tội: To exempt from punishment.
Related Phrases
- Xin xá tội: To beg for pardon.
- Tên tội phạm đã viết đơn xin xá tội. (The criminal wrote a petition begging for pardon.)
- Được xá tội: To be pardoned.
- Sau nhiều năm, cuối cùng ông ấy cũng được xá tội. (After many years, he was finally pardoned.)
Related Idioms
- Xá tội cho vong linh: To absolve the souls of the dead.
- Nghi lễ này nhằm mục đích xá tội cho vong linh. (This ritual aims to absolve the souls of the dead.)
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