English-Thai Dictionary

dispensation

N การแจกจ่าย  การ ให้  dispersion kan-jeak-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISPENSATION

n.[L. See Dispense. ] 1. Distribution; the act of dealing out to different persons or places; as the dispensation of water indifferently to all parts of the earth.
2. The dealing of God to his creatures; the distribution of good and evil, natural or moral, in the divine government.
Neither are Gods methods or intentions different in his dispensations to each private man.
3. The granting of a license, or the license itself, to do what is forbidden by laws or canons, or to omit something which is commanded; that is, the dispensing with a law or canon, or the exemption of a particular person from the obligation to comply with its injunctions. The pope has power to dispense with the canons of the church, but has no right to grant dispensations to the injury of a third person.
A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr. Barrow to marry.
4. That which is dispensed or bestowed; a system of principles and rites enjoined; as the Mosaic dispensation; the gospel dispensation; including, the former the Levitical law and rites; the latter the scheme of redemption by Christ.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISPENSATION

Dis `pen *sa "tion, n. Etym: [F. dispensation, L. dispensatio.]

 

1. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration. To respect the dispensations of Providence. Burke.

 

2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed; especially (Theol.),

 

Defn: a system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations. Neither are God's methods or intentions different in his dispensations to each private man. Rogers.

 

3. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc. ). A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr. Barrow to marry. Ward.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dispensation

dis pen sa tion |ˌdispənˈsāSHən, -pen- ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃən | ▶noun 1 exemption from a rule or usual requirement: although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play two matches | they were given a dispensation to take most of the first week off. • permission to be exempted from the laws or observances of a church: he received papal dispensation to hold a number of benefices. 2 a system of order, government, or organization of a nation, community, etc. , esp. as existing at a particular time: scholarship is conveyed to a wider audience than under the old dispensation. • (in Christian theology ) a divinely ordained order prevailing at a particular period of history: the Mosaic dispensation. • archaic an act of divine providence: the laws to which the creator in all his dispensations conforms. 3 the action of distributing or supplying something: regulations controlling dispensation of medications. DERIVATIVES dis pen sa tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dispensatio (n- ), from the verb dispensare (see dispense ).

 

dispensationalism

dis pen sa tion al ism |ˌdispənˈsāSHənlˌizəm, -pen- ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃənlˌɪzəm | ▶noun Christian Theology belief in a system of historical progression, as revealed in the Bible, consisting of a series of stages in God's self-revelation and plan of salvation. DERIVATIVES dis pen sa tion al ist noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

dispensation

dis ¦pen |sa ¦tion |dɪspɛnˈseɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] exemption from a rule or usual requirement: although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday. • permission to be exempted from the laws or observances of the Church: he received papal dispensation to hold a number of benefices | [ count noun ] : the pope granted Henry a dispensation to marry Elizabeth of York. 2 a political, religious, or social system prevailing at a particular time: scholarship is conveyed to a wider audience than under the old dispensation. • (in Christian theology ) a divinely ordained system prevailing at a particular period of history: the Mosaic dispensation. • archaic an act of divine providence: the laws to which the creator in all his dispensations conforms. 3 [ mass noun ] the action of distributing or supplying something: regulations controlling dispensation of medications. DERIVATIVES dispensational adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dispensatio (n- ), from the verb dispensare (see dispense ).

 

dispensationalism

dis |pen |sa ¦tion ¦al |ism |ˌdɪspɛnˈseɪʃ (ə )n (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Christian Theology belief in a system of historical progression, as revealed in the Bible, consisting of a series of stages in God's self-revelation and plan of salvation. DERIVATIVES dispensationalist noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dispensation

dispensation noun 1 the dispensation of supplies: distribution, supply, supplying, issue, issuing, handing out, doling out, dishing out, sharing out, dividing out; division, allocation, allotment, apportionment. 2 the dispensation of justice: administration, administering, delivery, discharge, dealing out, meting out. 3 a dispensation from the Pope: exemption, immunity, exception, exoneration, reprieve, remission. 4 the new constitutional dispensation: system, order, arrangement, organization.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dispensation

dispensation noun 1 regulations control the dispensation of supplies: distribution, provision, providing, supply, supplying, issue, issuing, passing round, passing out, giving out, handing out, dealing out, doling out, sharing out, dividing out, parcelling out; division, allocation, allotment, apportionment, assignment, bestowal, conferment, disbursement; informal dishing out. 2 the dispensation of justice: administration, administering, delivery, delivering, discharge, bestowal, dealing out, doling out, meting out; carrying out, execution, implementation, application, effectuation, operation, direction; imposition, enforcement. 3 they were given dispensation from National Insurance contributions: exemption, immunity, exception, exclusion, exoneration, freedom, release, relief, reprieve, remission, relaxation, absolution; impunity; informal a let-off. 4 minorities have a special voice in the new constitutional dispensation: system, order, scheme, plan, arrangement, organization.

 

Duden Dictionary

Dispensation

Dis pen sa ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Dispensati o n |lateinisch dispensatio = genaue Einteilung Dispensierung

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dispensation

dis pen sa tion /dɪ̀sp (ə )nséɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U C (権力者 教会などからの )特別な許し [許可 ]▸ special dispensation 特免 (状 )2 C ｟かたく ｠(政治 宗教などの )体制, 制度, 秩序 ; 〘神 〙神の定め [摂理 ].3 U ｟かたく ｠【法律などの 】施行, 執行 «of » ▸ the dispensation of justice 法の執行 ; 裁判