dispensation

Official release granted

Dispensation is permission to do something that is normally not allowed, especially an exemption granted by a religious or official authority: The priest obtained a dispensation to marry the couple during Lent.

In theology, it refers to a divinely ordered system or era in religious history.

More broadly, dispensation can mean the act of distributing or administering something: the dispensation of justice.

The word often implies that rules exist but exceptions can be made by those with proper authority.

exemption

waiver

Formal surrender of rights

immunityProtected from harm
exclusionBeing barred from participation
reprievePostponement of punishment

amnesty · pardon · absolution · relief · clearance · exoneration · indulgence · leniency · clemency · forgiveness

religious

sacrament

Sacred ritual conveying grace

graceEffortless beauty of motion
blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
divine planDeity's intended course

providence · salvation · covenant · revelation · ordinance · decree · stewardship · ecclesiastical · canonical · apostolic

distribution

allocation

Distribution of shares

apportionmentDivision into shares
dispersalSpreading in many directions
allotmentDesignated share or portion

rationing · disbursement · issuance · provisioning · meting · bestowal · endowment · giving · dealing · conferral

administrative

administration

Organizational oversight and control

oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
supervisionOverseeing people or processes

governance · management · execution · stewardship · operation · handling · conduct · arrangement · ordering · direction

era

age

Duration of existence

epochDistinct historical period
periodPunctuation ending sentences
timeMeasured passage of moments

regime · order · system · arrangement · scheme · phase · reign

dispensation

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