贖しょく宥ゆう状じょう

noun

indulgence (religious)

Historical Christian term for a document granting remission of temporal punishment for sins. Used in discussions of the Reformation and medieval Church history.

• ルターは贖しょく宥ゆう状じょうの販はん売ばいを批ひ判はんした。

  Luther criticized the sale of indulgences.