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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"
Learn the meaning of dispensation as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Dispensation can refer to a system of rules, a special arrangement, an exemption, or the act of dispensing.
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Dispensation can mean an act of distributing or dispensing something, a system or plan of administration, a divine order or arrangement, or a relaxation of law. See the origin, synonyms, and usage of dispensation in sentences.
Dispensation can mean special permission, especially from the Church, or a political or religious system controlling a country. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation and translations.
Dispensation can mean special permission, exemption, or release from a rule or obligation, or a system or plan of administering something. It can also refer to a religious or political system, or a divine order or age in Christianity.
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.
Dispensation can mean the act of distributing or dispensing, an exemption or release from a rule or obligation, or a divine ordering of worldly affairs. See different sources, synonyms, translations and usage examples of dispensation.
[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.
