dispensation

US: /ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃən/
UK: /dɪspɪnsˈe‍ɪʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


dispensation /,dispen'seiʃn/
  • danh từ
    • sự phân phát, sự phân phối
    • sự sắp đặt (của trời, tạo hoá); mệnh trời
    • hệ thống tôn giáo; chế độ tôn giáo
      • under the Christian dispensation: dưới chế độ đạo Cơ-đốc
    • sự miễn trừ, sự tha cho
    • (+ with) sự có thể bỏ qua, sự có thể đừng được, sự không cần đến

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 [C, U] special permission, especially from a religious leader, to do sth that is not usually allowed or legal: She needed a special dispensation to remarry. + The sport's ruling body gave him dispensation to compete in national competitions.
2 [U] (formal) the act or process of providing sth, especially by sb in authority: the dispensation of justice
3 [C] (technical) a political or religious system that operates in a country at a particular time

Concise English dictionary


dispensations‚dɪspen'seɪʃn
noun
+an exemption from some rule or obligation
+a share that has been dispensed or distributed
+the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)