indulge - Meaning in Telugu

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indulge - Meaning in Telugu

indulge Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of indulge in English

indulge verb

1. yield (to); give satisfaction to

   Synonyms

   gratify, pander

2. enjoy to excess

   Synonyms

   luxuriate

   Example

   • "She indulges in ice cream"
3. give free rein to

   Example

   • "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
4. treat with excessive indulgence

   Synonyms

   baby, cocker, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil

   Examples

   • "grandparents often pamper the children"
   • "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

Synonyms of indulge

• gratify, pander
• luxuriate
• baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil

Description

In the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence is "a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for (forgiven) sins". The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes an indulgence as "a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions…"

Also see "Indulgence" on Wikipedia

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