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dispensation

noun

dis·​pen·​sa·​tion ˌdi-spən-ˈsā-shən How to pronounce dispensation (audio)
-ˌspen-
1
a
: a general state or ordering of things
specifically : a system of revealed (see reveal entry 1 sense 1) commands and promises regulating human affairs
a privilege maintained under the new dispensation
b
: a particular arrangement or provision especially of providence or nature
involving special dispensation by the Church
2
a
: an exemption from a law or from an impediment, vow, or oath
may be granted a dispensation from the rule
b
: a formal authorization
requested a dispensation to form another lodge
3
a
: the act of dispensing
the dispensation of medication
b
: something dispensed or distributed
… one of the most remarkable cultural dispensations in the country's history, the paperback book. T. E. Cooney
dispensational
ˌdi-spən-ˈsā-shnəl How to pronounce dispensation (audio)
-ˌspen-
-shə-nᵊl
adjective

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The priest asked for dispensation from his vows. The state gave the town a special dispensation, allowing it to ignore the law in this case.
Recent Examples on the Web Under the current dispensation, some priorities are considered technical, walled off from democratic control. Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Sometimes diagnosis codes are required by specific insurance companies, such as Medicare part B, for durable medical equipment, the dispensation of methadone and suboxone, or expensive medications. Laura Weiss, The New Republic, 20 July 2022 The Indonesian government, however, requires that all train passengers show a vaccine certificate, and so some Baduy Luar get special dispensation to be vaccinated. New York Times, 11 July 2022 No plot summary can do justice to a story woven this carefully, whose strength lies in its deliberate pacing and sharp dispensation of detail. New York Times, 16 May 2022 The cream of the current crop of young Indian documentary filmmakers were on fire during the annual Doc Day at the Cannes Film Market, discussing ways of expressing dissent within India’s current political dispensation. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 May 2022 In the new dispensation, rituals and law would largely be replaced by faith, and a people’s spiritual history supplanted for the sake of a purportedly more sweeping vision. Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022 The real distinction is between these new right groups, on the one hand, and those who remain loyal to the old Reaganite dispensation, which is best understood as right-leaning liberalism, on the other. Damon Linker, The Week, 23 Mar. 2022 Bullock hoped that after meeting Williams in person, the school would allow some dispensation from the policy, but the school's administration just referred them back to the student handbook for the dress code policy. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see dispense

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of dispensation was in the 14th century

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