Definition of dispensation Dispensation

/dɪˌspʌnsejˈʃʌn/ - [dispunseyshun] - dis•pen•sa•tion

We found 13 definitions of dispensation from 5 different sources.

What does dispensation mean?

Noun Plural: dispensations
dispensation - the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
		distribution the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
dispensation - an exemption from some rule or obligation
		permission, permit, license approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"
dispensation - a share that has been dispensed or distributed
		percentage, share, portion, part a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

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dispensation (Noun)
The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration.
dispensation (Noun)
That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed.
dispensation (Noun)
A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations.
dispensation (Noun)
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will oaths, vows, etc..

dispensation (n.)
The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration.
dispensation (n.)
That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed
dispensation (n.)
A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations.
dispensation (n.)
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).

dispensation
dis-pen-sā′shun, n. the act of dispensing or dealing out: various methods or stages of God's dealing with His creatures—Patriarchal, Mosaic, Christian: the distribution of good and evil in the divine government: license or permission to neglect a rule.—adjs. Dispens′ative, Dispens′atory, granting dispensation.—advs. Dispens′atively, Dispens′atorily.—n. Dispens′atory, a book containing medical prescriptions.—adj. Dispens′ing