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- Dictionarydispensation/ˌdɪsp(ə)nˈseɪʃn/
noun
- 1. exemption from a rule or usual requirement: "although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday" Similar
- 2. a political, religious, or social system prevailing at a particular time: "scholarship is conveyed to a wider audience than under the old dispensation" Similar
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: a general state or ordering of things. specifically : a system of revealed (see reveal entry 1 sense 1) commands and promises regulating human affairs. a privilege maintained under the new dispensation. b. : a particular arrangement or provision especially of providence or nature. involving special dispensation by the Church. 2. a.
DISPENSATION definition: 1. special permission, especially from the Church, to do something that is not usually allowed: 2…. Learn more.
a certain order, system, or arrangement; administration or management. Theology. the divine ordering of the affairs of the world. an appointment, arrangement, or favor, as by God. a divinely appointed order or age: the old Mosaic, or Jewish, dispensation; the new gospel, or Christian, dispensation.
The act of giving or portioning something out is called dispensation. Your teacher will have a hard time with the dispensation of biology textbooks if there aren't enough copies for everyone in the class. The Latin root word of dispensation is dispensare, which means to disburse or administer.
A dispensation is a religious or political system that has authority at a particular time. The new dispensation proved a success, certainly with the business community. More Synonyms of dispensation
noun. /ˌdɪspenˈseɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] special permission to do something that is not usually allowed or legal. She needed a special dispensation to remarry. The sport's ruling body gave him dispensation to compete in national competitions. Topics Permission and obligation c2. Want to learn more?
1. the act of distributing or dispensing. 2. something distributed or dispensed. 3. a system or plan of administering or dispensing. 4. (Roman Catholic Church) chiefly RC Church.
the old Mosaic, or Jewish, dispensation; the new gospel, or Christian, dispensation. a dispensing with, doing away with, or doing without something. Roman Catholic Church.
noun [ C, U ] uk / ˌdɪspenˈseɪʃ ə n / us. Add to word list. special permission to do something: [ + to do sth ] The court would not grant him a dispensation to visit his children. (Definition of dispensation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of dispensation. in Chinese (Traditional)
Dispensation definition: An exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by or as if by an authority.
