dispensation

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃən/ UK /dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #38131

Meanings

1

noun
The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution

A fair dispensation of money.
2

noun
That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone

Bowman certainly lost no time in travelling south to obtain his dispensation once he had published the sermon.
3

noun
A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy

The Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations.
4

noun
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.

Special grounds for giving dispensation to see classified documents include research purposes.

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Derived forms dispensational

Related forms dispensationalismdispensationalist

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Etymology

From Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō. By surface analysis, dispens(e) + -ation.

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dispensation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 38131

## Meanings
1. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
3. A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
4. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.

## Examples
- A fair dispensation of money.
- Bowman certainly lost no time in travelling south to obtain his dispensation once he had published the sermon.
- The Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations.
- Special grounds for giving dispensation to see classified documents include research purposes.

## Derived Forms
- dispensational

## Related Forms
- dispensationalism
- dispensationalist

## Etymology
From Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō. By surface analysis, dispens(e) + -ation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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