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remission
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remission as in:  remission of cancer or love

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    I'll give you my strength if I can have your remission.  (source)
    remission = decrease in intensity of a disease
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    The doctor says your disease is incurable, but you could have a remission lasting five years, even more, if you take good care of yourself and don't overdo it.  (source)
    remission = a state with symptoms decreased or gone
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    After five years of treatment, the drug appeared to chase the cancer into remission.  (source)
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    She's fine. Still in remission.  (source)
    remission = a state with symptoms decreased or gone
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    The devastation was great during the Bad Times-and these came more often in precisely plotted spasms, shorter remissions, more terrible consequences after each attack-but the Earth abided and repaired itself as best it could.  (source)
    remissions = periods of lower intensity
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    A train of heroes followed through the field, Who bore by turns great Ajax' sevenfold shield; Whene'er he breathed, remissive of his might, Tired with the incessant slaughters of the fight.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ive" converts a word into an adjective; though over time, what was originally an adjective often comes to be used as a noun. The adjective pattern means tending to and is seen in words like attractive, impressive, and supportive. Examples of the noun include narrative, alternative, and detective.
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    Our kind of love can go into remission, but it's always waiting to return.  (source)
    remission = a less intense state
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    I see the periodic remissions to normalcy, but then I'm not a doctor.†  (source)
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    Not since the eyeliner—which he knew wasn't dead, but it seemed in remission.  (source)
    remission = a less severe state
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    My interests are extremely selfish, no remissions permitted.†  (source)
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    A couple of months ago, the lawyer called to tell me that the treatment had been more successful than even the doctors hoped and that now Tim was technically in remission.  (source)
    remission = a state with symptoms decreased or gone
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    Such remissions or cures are not unheard of.†  (source)
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    As we hoped and prayed, Miss Riley's disease went into remission.  (source)
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    Handing out the "remission of sins" in this way was totally unheard of.†  (source)
    remission of sins = payment or forgiveness of sins
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    6 and 8), of four parts: first, the infusion of grace; second, the turning of the free will to God through faith; third, the turning of the free will against sin; fourth, the remission of sin.†  (source)
    remission of sin = payment or forgiveness of sin
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    1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.†  (source)
    remission of sins = payment or forgiveness of sins
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    26:27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.†  (source)
    remission of sins = payment or forgiveness of sins
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    My penance is, to call Lucetta back And ask remission for my folly past.  (source)
    remission = forgiveness
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    For Baptisme is the Sacrament of Allegeance, of them that are to be received into the Kingdome of God; that is to say, into Eternall life; that is to say, to Remission of Sin: For as Eternall life was lost by the Committing, so it is recovered by the Remitting of mens Sins.†  (source)
    Remission of Sin = payment or forgiveness of sin
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    3:3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.†  (source)
    remission of sins = payment or forgiveness of sins
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    One day in perusing the Scriptures, I came to these words, "He is exalted a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance and to give remission":  (source)
    remission = forgiveness or payment for sin
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    24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.†  (source)
    remission of sins = payment or forgiveness of sins
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    2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.†  (source)
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    10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.†  (source)
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    3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;†  (source)
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    "Lord remember me when thou commest into thy Kingdome:" Therefore, saith hee, there is Remission of sins after this life.†  (source)
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