All 4 Uses of
absolve
in
Bless Me, Ultima
- He returned to the tree where he committed his mortal sin to find some absolution for his crime.†
Chpt 16
- If you died with a venial sin on your soul you could not enter heaven until the sin was absolved by prayers or rosaries or masses from your family on earth.†
Chpt 17
- He had grabbed one of my hands and he clutched it tightly, as if some holy power was going to pass through it and absolve him of his sins.†
Chpt 18
- I shouted back, "and I have absolved him of his sins!"
Chpt 18 *absolved = relieved or forgiven
Definition:
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(absolve) to find someone blameless; or forgive; or relieve (of a requirement or obligation)