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Definition of: dispensation

(dis′pən·sāshən) noun
1. The act of dispensing; a dealing out; distribution.
2. That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power.
3. The divine arrangement and administration of the affairs of the world: the dispensation of Providence.
4. A specific plan: a special dispensation of nature.
5. Special exemption granted from the requirements of a law, rule, or obligation; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption by express ecclesiastical authority from an obligation incurred at the free will of the individual. Compare INDULGENCE.
6. Theol. One of the several systems or bodies of law in which at different times God has revealed his mind and will to man, or the continued state of things resulting from the operation of one of these systems: the Mosaic dispensation; also, the period during which a particular revelation of God's mind and will has been directly operative on mankind: during the Christian dispensation. [<OF <L dispensatio, -onis <dispensare. See DISPENSE.]
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pen·sa′tion·al adjective

Most often used phrases:

special dispensation
papal dispensation
new dispensation
present dispensation
divine dispensation
political dispensation
democratic dispensation
royal dispensation
matrimonial dispensation
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religious dispensation
granted dispensation
constitutional dispensation
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Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Its an arrangementof political,economical and social affairs of the country or World At large.

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