synninpäästö

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsynːinˌpæːstø/, [ˈs̠ynːimˌpæːs̠tø̞]
  • Rhymes: -æːstø
  • Hyphenation(key): synnin‧päästö

Noun

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synninpäästö

  1. (Christianity) Absolution (Christian forgiveness of a sin, in general; in Roman Catholic Church, the exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which the sins of the truly penitent are believed to be forgiven).
  2. (figuratively) Forgiveness of an offense.

Declension

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Possessive forms of synninpäästö (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Further reading

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