English-Thai Dictionary

remission

N การผ่อนคลาย  การ บรรเทา  abatement lessening release kan-pon-kai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REMISSION

n.[L. remissio, from remitto, to send back. ] 1. Abatement; relaxation; moderation; as the remission of extreme rigor.
2. Abatement; diminution of intensity; as the remission of the sun's heat; the remission of cold; the remission of close study or of labor.
3. Release; discharge or relinquishment of a claim or right; as the remission of a tax or duty.
4. In medicine, abatement; a temporary subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as distinguished from intermission, in which the disease leaves the patient entirely for a time.
5. Forgiveness; pardon; that is, the giving up of the punishment due to a crime; as the remission of sins. Matthew 26:28; Hebrews 9:22.
6. The act of sending back. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REMISSION

Re *mis "sion (r-msh "n ), n. Etym: [F. rémission, L. remissio. See Remit. ]

 

1. The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up.

 

2. Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon of transgression; release from forfeiture, penalty, debt, etc. This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Matt. xxvi. 28. That ples, therefore, ... Will gain thee no remission. Milton.

 

3. Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation.

 

4. (Med. )

 

Defn: A temporary and incomplete subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as destinguished from intermission, in which the disease completely leaves the patient for a time; abatement.

 

5. The act of sending back. [R.] Stackhouse.

 

6. Act of sending in payment, as money; remittance.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

remission

re mis sion |riˈmiSHən rəˈmɪʃən | ▶noun the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty: the plan allows for the partial remission of tuition fees. • a diminution of the seriousness or intensity of disease or pain; a temporary recovery: ten out of twenty patients remained in remission . • formal forgiveness of sins. • Brit. the reduction of a prison sentence, esp. as a reward for good behavior. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin remissio (n- ), from remittere ‘send back, restore ’ (see remit ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

remission

re |mis ¦sion |rɪˈmɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty: the scheme allows for the partial remission of tuition fees. • Brit. the reduction of a prison sentence, especially as a reward for good behaviour. • formal forgiveness of sins. 2 a temporary diminution of the severity of disease or pain: ten patients remained in remission . ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin remissio (n- ), from remittere ‘send back, restore ’ (see remit ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

remission

remission noun 1 the remission of all fees: cancellation, setting aside, suspension, revocation; formal abrogation. 2 the cancer is in remission: respite, abeyance. 3 the wind howled without remission: respite, lessening, abatement, easing, decrease, reduction, diminution, dying down, slackening, lull; informal letup. 4 the remission of sins: forgiveness, pardoning, absolution, exoneration; formal exculpation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

remission

remission noun 1 the remission of all taxation on export sales for ten years: cancellation, setting aside, suspension, revocation, repeal, rescinding, abrogation. 2 Brit. he was released within three years after remission for good behaviour: reduction in sentence, reduced sentence; allowance, deduction. 3 spontaneous remission of acute leukaemia is unusual: respite, abeyance; diminution of intensity, diminution of severity, period of temporary recovery. 4 the wind howled that night without remission: respite, lessening, abatement, easing, moderation, decrease, reduction; diminution, slackening, dying down, dwindling, lull, ebbing, waning; informal let-up. 5 the remission of sins: forgiveness, pardoning, absolution, exoneration, exculpation; historical indulgence. 6 the remission of the matter to a subcommittee: referral, passing on, transfer, redirection.

 

Duden Dictionary

Remission

Re mis si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Remissi o n re …|die Remission; Genitiv: der Remission, Plural: die Remissionen lateinisch remissio = das Zurücksenden; das Nachlassen, Erlassen 1 Verlagswesen Rücksendung von Remittenden 2 Medizin Rückgang, vorübergehendes Nachlassen von Krankheitssymptomen

 

French Dictionary

rémission

rémission n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de pardonner les fautes. : La rémission des péchés par le Christ. 2 Diminution passagère des symptômes d ’une maladie. LOCUTION Sans rémission Sans pardon. : Condamner sans rémission.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

remission

re mis sion /rɪmɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U C 〘医 〙(病気 症状などの )一時的軽減 ; 寛解, 緩解 .2 U C (罰金 税金 負債などの )免除 ; ｟英 ｠刑期の短縮, 減刑 ▸ the remission of taxation 税の免除 .3 U (特にキリスト教での罪の )許し, 赦免 ▸ the remission of sins 免罪