Sentence examples for obtain absolution from inspiring English sources
Shrove is the past tense of the English verb shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by way of confession and doing penance.
He made attacks on the use of images, relics, and crosses, he opposed pilgrimages to obtain absolution, and he had little regard for the authority of the pope due to his belief that all bishops were equal.
After Henry's death, Richard sought and obtained absolution for the sin of disobedience to his father from both Baldwin and Walter de Coutances, Archbishop of Rouen.
Hugh travelled to Rome in 1188, and obtained absolution, but he died of the pestilence in that city a few days later, thus allowing the issue to be resolved.
To describe what happens during error disclosure, some have suggested the religious metaphor of obtaining absolution from the patient [ 26, 27].
The next year Lancaster refused to attend a parliament summoned by the king, and later the same year, Edward obtained papal absolution from his oath to follow the Ordinances.
Look for a church in which you only confess your sins and then receive the absolution.
Even in the midst of decay and excess and horror, Bono can find hope and absolution".
Yes, you get people confessing and, yes, they want absolution.
