plenary indulgence

Noun

Meaning

plenary indulgence (plural plenary indulgences)

(Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits all of a person’s sins, and thus the whole of their time in purgatory.

Examples

Also in 1487, Innocent issued a bull for the extermination of the Waldensians (Vaudois), offering plenary indulgence to all who should engage in the Crusade against them. Source: Internet

Participants, whether at home or in the basilica, will have the opportunity to receive a plenary indulgence as though they were visiting the shrine in France itself. Source: Internet

A plenary indulgence is the church opening its treasury to allow you to spend less time in purgatory, he said. Source: Internet

Catholics who participate in the World Meeting of Families in Dublin in August or pray with their families during the Aug. 21-26 event can receive a plenary indulgence, the Vatican announced. Source: Internet

Youth leaders gather in Van Bu… What is a plenary indulgence? Source: Internet

“I would remind the faithful that they must fulfill the ‘ordinary conditions’ to obtain the plenary indulgence. Source: Internet

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