absolver en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /æbˈzɑl.vɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əbˈzɑl.vɚ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English absolve Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English absolver From absolve + -er.
Meanings
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(agent, form-of) Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
form of absolve
[…] how hast thou the heart, Being a divine, a ghostly confessor, A sin-absolver, and my friend profess’d, To mangle me with that word ‘banished’?
c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:[…] few men dislike the Lay-Excommunicators and Absolvers more than I do […]
1684, Richard Baxter, Whether Parish Congregations Be True Christian Churches, London: Thomas Parkhurst, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolvers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
nl vergiffenis schenker (one who absolves) · pt absolvedor (one who absolves)