dispensation C2 Topic:Register & Style 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. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms dispensational Related forms dispensationalismdispensationalist Common collocations papal dispensation Adjective + noun Etymology From Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō. By surface analysis, dispens(e) + -ation. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Register & Style markdown