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# indulge

«indulge» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To let yourself do or have something you enjoy…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (indulge, indulges, indulged, indulging); noun «indulgence»

### meaning for a pupil

1) To let yourself do or have something you enjoy, especially as a treat: indulge in chocolate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#m1)

2) To let someone have whatever they want, even when it's not good for them: to indulge a child. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#m2)

3) To allow and go along with someone's interest or wish: indulge his curiosity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#m3)

4) (church, history) An «indulgence» in the medieval Catholic Church was a release from punishment for sin; selling them was one cause of the Reformation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to give in to or love using something, here the tongue. Interpretation: Proverbs teaches that speech has great power for good or harm, and people receive the results of their words. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, «indulge» is about treats, cake and spoiling; in PSHE about healthy balance. In history lessons, Martin Luther in 1517 protested against the sale of indulgences. Phrases: indulge in, indulge yourself, indulge a whim, indulge someone.

### examples

- Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof. (Writings PRO.18.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#x1)
- On my birthday I indulged in a huge slice of cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#x2)
- Grandma indulges us with sweets when we visit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#x3)
- Go on, indulge yourself — you've earned it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#x4)
- Mum indulged my curiosity and let me take the clock apart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#x5)
- Don't indulge the puppy every time it begs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#x6)
- Martin Luther protested against the selling of indulgences. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#x7)
- Rudy, as usual, had plenty of courage, and indulged in pleasant thoughts of the favorable answer he should receive that evening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/#x8)

### note

Often «indulge in» + something. Adjective «indulgent» (too kind, spoiling). Indulging sometimes is fine; too much can be unhealthy. Spelling: i-n-d-u-l-g-e.

### In the corpora

- [Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.525/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «indulge» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indulge/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.