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# indulgence

«indulgence» in Mova's school dictionary: **letting someone have what they want, being kind and not…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (plural indulgences)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Indulgence is letting someone have what they want, being kind and not strict with them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indulgence/#m1)

2) An indulgence is a treat or something nice you allow yourself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indulgence/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

a parent or ruler giving special favour, or a treat that is not needed but enjoyed

### examples

- The old king showed his son great indulgence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indulgence/#x1)
- Sweets are a rare indulgence in our house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indulgence/#x2)
- The animal was kept and treated with every indulgence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indulgence/#x3)
- A long bath is my favourite indulgence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indulgence/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

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