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PARDONER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pardoner mean? 

PARDONER (noun)
  The noun PARDONER has 2 senses:

1. a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offenseplay

2. a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgencesplay

  Familiarity information: PARDONER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARDONER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

excuser; forgiver; pardoner

Hypernyms ("pardoner" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

pardon (grant a pardon to)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pardoner" is a kind of...):

churchman; cleric; divine; ecclesiastic (a clergyman or other person in religious orders)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pardoner"):

absolver (someone who grants absolution)

Derivation:

pardon (grant a pardon to)


 Context examples 


It is my holy mission to be a sompnour or pardoner.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Ha, ha!” cried the pardoner, shaking a jewelled forefinger.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“He hugs it to him as the devil hugged the pardoner.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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