1. indulgence - Noun
2. indulgence - Verb
The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.
An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification.
Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.
To grant an indulgence to.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI refer, of course, to the debts our nation has amassed for itself over decades of indulgence. It is the new Red Menace, this time consisting of ink. We can debate its origins endlessly and search for villains on ideological grounds, but the reality is pure arithmetic. Mitch Daniels
Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life. Benjamin Disraeli
SELF-denial, n. Indulgence of a propensity to forego. Ambrose Bierce
I am now pretty far advanced in life, and all my views are center'd in the Happiness and well-fare of my children; you will therefore find from me every Indulgence which you have a right to expect from an affectionate Parent. George Mason
Indulgence breeds regret. Kikuyu Proverb
It is but fair that he who requires indulgence for his own offences should grant it to others. Latin Proverb