Antonyms for indulgence

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-duhl-juhns

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdʌl dʒəns

Definition of indulgence

Origin : mid-14c., "freeing from temporal punishment for sin," from Old French indulgence or directly from Latin indulgentia "complaisance, fondness, remission," from indulgentem (nominative indulgens) "indulgent, kind, tender, fond," present participle of indulgere "be kind, yield," of unknown origin; perhaps from in- "in" + derivative of PIE root *dlegh- "to engage oneself."
Sense of "gratification of another's desire or humor" is attested from late 14c. That of "yielding to one's inclinations" (technically self-indulgence) is from 1640s. In British history, Indulgence also refers to grants of certain liberties to Nonconformists under Charles II and James II, as special favors rather than legal rights; specifically the Declarations of Indulgence of 1672, 1687, and 1688 in England and 1669, 1672, and 1687 in Scotland.

noun luxury; gratification

Example sentences :

All your scruples, you see, have met with an indulgence truly maternal from me.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

There is no question that the indulgence in beer is merely an acquired habit.
Extract from : « Government by the Brewers? » by Adolph Keitel

For all indulgence in wine and coffee and tobacco you will have a bill to pay.
Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan

He was always kind to me, and if he failed in justice, it was on the side of indulgence.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

She thanks you for your indulgence, on which she will not encroach.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of Grief the blunder of a life.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

It is not every indulgence of the feelings which is to be condemned.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

For equity and indulgence are infractions of the perfect and strict rule of justice.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

He was there, but he did not look as if his indulgence in the lamb-like sleep had been excessive.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

He laughed with an affectation of indulgence, masking something else.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for indulgence

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