absolvableadj.

Brit.

/əbˈzɒlvəbl/, U.S.

/əbˈzɔlvəbəl/,

/æbˈzɔlvəbəl/,

/əbˈsɔlvəbəl/,

/æbˈsɔlvəbəl/,

/əbˈzɑlvəbəl/,

/æbˈzɑlvəbəl/,

/əbˈsɑlvəbəl/,

/æbˈsɑlvəbəl/

Forms: 1600s absolveable, 1600s– absolvable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: absolve v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < absolve v. + -able suffix.With the various pronunciations in American English compare the note at absolve v.

Capable of being absolved; deserving absolution or acquittal.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [adjective] > deserving

remissible1538

remissablec1540

absolvable1865

1651 Perfect Diurnall No. 66. 891 They just, when it comes to tryall, unlesse they will renounce that Communion and Dependance, account themselves absolveable [1680 absolvable] thereby, from all obligations of humane right or duty towards us.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Cases At the Article of Death,..all reserv'd Cases are absolvable by the Ordinary.

1767 tr. C. di Beccaria Bonesana Ess. Crimes xxxi. 127 Half proofs &c. are admitted; as if a man could be..half punishable and half absolvable.

1820 Examiner No. 647. 563/1 Men..specially absolvable from their offences by religion.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. v. 526 Tried by the standard of common practice, Schmettau is clearly absolvable.

1938 Metrop. Mus. Art Bull. 33 159 It [sc. excommunication] was absolvable only by the Pope.

1989 S. Bedford Jigsaw iv. 243 Even my ex-Church regards it as an absolvable sin if you repent.

2003 Amer. Hist. Rev. 108 1316 The list of sins absolvable only by the bishop varied considerably depending upon who was bishop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	absolvable
释义	absolvableadj. Brit. /əbˈzɒlvəbl/, U.S. /əbˈzɔlvəbəl/, /æbˈzɔlvəbəl/, /əbˈsɔlvəbəl/, /æbˈsɔlvəbəl/, /əbˈzɑlvəbəl/, /æbˈzɑlvəbəl/, /əbˈsɑlvəbəl/, /æbˈsɑlvəbəl/ Forms: 1600s absolveable, 1600s– absolvable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: absolve v., -able suffix. Etymology: < absolve v. + -able suffix.With the various pronunciations in American English compare the note at absolve v. Capable of being absolved; deserving absolution or acquittal. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [adjective] > deserving remissible1538 remissablec1540 absolvable1865 1651 Perfect Diurnall No. 66. 891 They just, when it comes to tryall, unlesse they will renounce that Communion and Dependance, account themselves absolveable [1680 absolvable] thereby, from all obligations of humane right or duty towards us. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Cases At the Article of Death,..all reserv'd Cases are absolvable by the Ordinary. 1767 tr. C. di Beccaria Bonesana Ess. Crimes xxxi. 127 Half proofs &c. are admitted; as if a man could be..half punishable and half absolvable. 1820 Examiner No. 647. 563/1 Men..specially absolvable from their offences by religion. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. v. 526 Tried by the standard of common practice, Schmettau is clearly absolvable. 1938 Metrop. Mus. Art Bull. 33 159 It [sc. excommunication] was absolvable only by the Pope. 1989 S. Bedford Jigsaw iv. 243 Even my ex-Church regards it as an absolvable sin if you repent. 2003 Amer. Hist. Rev. 108 1316 The list of sins absolvable only by the bishop varied considerably depending upon who was bishop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1651
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