noun
Meaning 1
One who pardons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pardoner
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Canada: /ˈpɑɹdənə/
noun
Meaning 2
In medieval Catholicism, a person licensed to grant papal pardons or indulgences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
- 1917, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Collections" http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04104b.htm These grants of Indulgence were often entrusted to preachers of note ("Pardoners") who carried them from town to town, collecting money and using their eloquence to recommend the good work in question and to enhance the spiritual privileges attached to it.
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noun
Meaning 3
a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic
Narrower terms: absolver
noun
Meaning 4
a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forgiver, excuser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology
From pardon + -er.