indulgence
US: /ˌɪnˈdəɫdʒəns/
UK: /ɪndˈʌldʒəns/
UK: /ɪndˈʌldʒəns/
English Vietnamese dictionary
indulgence /in'dʌldʤəns/
- danh từ
- sự nuông chiều, sự chiều theo
- sự ham mê, sự miệt mài, sự thích thú; cái thú (ham mê)
- đặc ân
- sự gia hạn (coi như một đặc ân)
- (tôn giáo) sự xá tội
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U] (usually disapproving) the state or act of having or doing whatever you want; the state of allowing sb to have or do whatever they want: to lead a life of indulgence + Avoid excessive indulgence in sweets and canned drinks. + The menu offers a temptation to over-indulgence. + There is no limit to the indulgence he shows to his grandchildren.
2 [C] something that you allow yourself to have even though it is not essential: The holiday was an extravagant indulgence.
See also -
3 [U] (formal) willingness to ignore the weaknesses in sb/sth
Synonym: PATIENCE
They begged the audience's indulgence.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 tolerance, sufferance, understanding, patience, good will, allowance, forbearance; acceptance, overlooking:
Genevieve's behaviour is testing the limits of Tom's indulgence.
2 self-indulgence, luxury, extravagance, profligacy, self-gratification, self-satisfaction:
A notorious pleasure-seeker, his capacity for indulgence is legendary.
3 treat, luxury, extravagance:
My sole indulgence is vintage port.
Collocation dictionary
1 having whatever you want
ADJ.
excessive | personal, self-
guilty of self-indulgence
| sexual
PREP.
~ in
She allowed herself only a few moments' indulgence in self-pity.
PHRASES
a life of indulgence
2 sth you allow yourself
ADJ.
expensive, private, small
VERB + INDULGENCE
allow yourself
As a relief from work she allowed herself a few small indulgences.
3 acceptance of change to the normal way of doing sth
VERB + INDULGENCE
ask, beg, request
He begged the audience's indulgence to read some passages from his latest book.
| grant
(law),
show (sb)
He attacked the indulgence shown to religious dissenters.
Concise English dictionary
indulgencesɪn'dʌldʒəns
noun
+an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
+a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
+the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
+foolish or senseless behavior
+the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
