4 meanings
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1 —as in:
received dispensation to
Definition
an exemption from some rule or obligation- A last-minute dispensation enabled her to get the experimental drug.
dispensation = an exemption from some rule or obligation
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- The 70 year-old protestant minister became a Roman Catholic priest with special dispensation from the Pope to continue living under the same roof with his wife.
- King Henry VIII required a papal dispensation to marry Catherine.
- At that time, a Hungarian was not permitted to marry a woman of another class except by special dispensation of the State.
- And yet a dispensation may be had.Shakespeare -- King Henry VI, Part 1
- He was in charge of the dormitory; one of the dispensations of those days of deliverance, I realized now, had been his absence.John Knowles -- A Separate Peace
- Jem's free dispensation of my pledge irked me, but precious noontime minutes were ticking away.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
dispensation = an exemption from some rule or obligation
dispensations = normal burdens that were removed
dispensation = granting of an exemption or exception
2 —as in:
dispensation of justice
Definition
distribution of something; or administration of a service- The agency coordinates dispensation of medical supplies in event of a national shortage.
dispensation = distribution
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Dispensation of controlled substances is carefully monitored.
- Rural areas of Afghanistan are not accustomed to looking toward the central government for dispensation of justice.
dispensation = distribution
3 —as in:
gave me my dispensation of meds
Definition
something given - typically given by an official- We receive our dispensation of medical supplies each Friday.
dispensation = something given - typically given by an official
4 —as in:
dispensation of that era
Definition
a system of orderor more rarely:
a period of history some Christians distinguish as having had a different divine approach to mankind
or archaically:
any act of God
- Citizens are enjoying a fairer, less arbitrary dispensation.
dispensation = system of order
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Such is the dispensation of an all-wise Providence!Charles Dickens -- The Chimes
- She believes that Jesus's sacrifice was the transition from dispensation of law to a new dispensation of grace.
- The one called Lucas was a mild and meek-looking little gentleman of clerical aspect; he had been an itinerant evangelist, it transpired, and had seen the light and become a prophet of the new dispensation.Upton Sinclair -- The Jungle
- There were many men and women in Umuofia who did not feel as strongly as Okonkwo about the new dispensation. The white man had indeed brought a lunatic religion, but he had also built a trading store and for the first time palm-oil and kernel became things of great price, and much money flowed into Umuofia.Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart
dispensation = system of order
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