Sample sentences for DISPENSATION

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.

dispensation = an exemption from some rule or obligation

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

dispensations = normal burdens that were removed

Jem's free dispensation of my pledge irked me, but precious noontime minutes were ticking away.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

dispensation = granting of an exemption or exception

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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.

dispensation = distribution

Rural areas of Afghanistan are not accustomed to looking toward the central government for dispensation of justice.

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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

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4 —as in:
dispensation of that era

Definition

a system of order

or 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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