Definition of Dispensation

1. Noun. An exemption from some rule or obligation.

Generic synonyms: License, Permission, Permit
Specialized synonyms: Variance
Derivative terms: Dispense

2. Noun. A share that has been dispensed or distributed.
Generic synonyms: Part, Percentage, Portion, Share
Derivative terms: Dispense, Dispense

3. Noun. The act of dispensing (giving out in portions).
Generic synonyms: Distribution
Derivative terms: Dispense, Dispense

Definition of Dispensation

1. n. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration.

Definition of Dispensation

1. Noun. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration. ¹

2. Noun. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed ¹

3. Noun. A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations. ¹

4. Noun. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dispensation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dispensation

1. 1. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration. "To respect the dispensations of Providence." (Burke) 2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed; especially, a system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations. "Neither are God's methods or intentions different in his dispensations to each private man." (Rogers) 3. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc). "A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr. Barrow to marry." (Ward) Origin: F. Dispensation, L. Dispensatio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dispensation

dispels
dispence
dispenced
dispences
dispend
dispended
dispender
dispenders
dispending
dispends
dispensability
dispensable
dispensableness
dispensaries
dispensary
dispensation (current term)
dispensational
dispensationalism
dispensationalist
dispensationalists
dispensations
dispensative
dispensatively
dispensatories
dispensatorily
dispensatory
dispense
dispense with
dispensed

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