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- DictionaryDis·pen·sa·tion/ˌdispənˈsāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. exemption from a rule or usual requirement: "although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play two matches"
- 2. a system of order, government, or organization of a nation, community, etc., especially as existing at a particular time: "scholarship is conveyed to a wider audience than under the old dispensation"
The act of giving or portioning something out is called dispensation. Your teacher will have a hard time with the dispensation of biology textbooks if there aren't enough copies for everyone in the class. The Latin root word of dispensation is dispensare, which means to disburse or administer.
[uncountable] (formal) the act or process of providing something, especially by somebody in authority. the dispensation of justice. [countable] (specialist) a political or religious system that operates in a country at a particular time. Word Origin. See dispensation in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: dispensation.
1. a. The act of dispensing. b. Something dispensed. c. A specific arrangement or system by which something is dispensed. 2. An exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by or as if by an authority. 3. a. An exemption from a church law, a vow, or another similar obligation granted in a particular case by an ecclesiastical authority.
4 days ago · 1. variable noun. A dispensation is special permission to do something that is normally not allowed . A special dispensation may by obtained from the domestic union concerned. They were promised dispensation from military service. [ + from] The committee was not prepared to use its discretion and grant special dispensation.
noun [ C, U ] uk / ˌdɪspenˈseɪʃ ə n / us. Add to word list. special permission to do something: [ + to do sth ] The court would not grant him a dispensation to visit his children. (Definition of dispensation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of dispensation. in Chinese (Traditional)
noun. an act or instance of dispensing; distribution. something that is distributed or given out. a certain order, system, or arrangement; administration or management. Theology. the divine ordering of the affairs of the world. an appointment, arrangement, or favor, as by God.
noun. A dispensing, or giving out; distribution. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Anything dispensed or distributed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The system by which anything is administered; management. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any release or exemption from an obligation. Webster's New World.
