indulgence

About 2.66 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of indulging.
2. noun Tolerance.
3. noun The act of catering to someone's every desire.
4. noun A wish or whim satisfied.
5. noun Something in which someone indulges.
6. noun An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
7. noun A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
8. verb To provide with an indulgence.

Similar words

self-indulgence pleasing pampering lenience leniency tomfoolery foolery folly humoring indulging

Often followed by

of in and to for is was which that

Word family

indulgences