All 3 Uses of
absolve
in
The Bourne Identity
- Inside were papers identifying this tragic suicide, this overwrought woman so burdened with grief she took her own life while seeking absolution in the eyes of God.†
Chpt 29absolution = to find someone blameless; or to forgive OR the words by which a clergyman pronounces someone forgiven by the church
- If it was Bergeron, he gave absolution with the point of a very sharp instrument.†
Chpt 29
- The Monk covered that equipment by signature; his statement absolves the Agency.†
Chpt 35 *absolves = finds blameless; or forgives
Definition:
to find someone blameless; or forgive; or relieve (of a requirement or obligation)