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   dis·pen·sa·tion

   /ˌdispənˈsāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. exemption from a rule or usual requirement: "although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play two matches" Similar exemptionimmunityexceptionexclusionexonerationfreedomreleasereliefreprieveremissionrelaxationabsolutionimpunityinformal:a let-off
   • ▪ permission to be exempted from the laws or observances of the Church: "he received papal dispensation to hold a number of benefices"
   • 2. a system of order, government, or organization of a nation, community, etc., especially as existing at a particular time: "scholarship is conveyed to a wider audience than under the old dispensation" Similar systemorderschemeplanarrangementorganization
   • ▪ (in Christian theology) a divinely ordained order prevailing at a particular period of history: "the Mosaic dispensation"
   • ▪ an act of divine providence: archaic "the laws to which the creator in all his dispensations conforms"
   • 3. the action of distributing or supplying something: "regulations controlling dispensation of medications" Similar distributionprovisionprovidingsupplysupplyingissueissuingpassing aroundpassing outgiving outhanding outdealing outdoling outsharing outdividing outparceling outdivisionallocationallotmentapportionmentassignmentbestowalconfermentdisbursementinformal:dishing out

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin dispensatio(n-), from the verb dispensare (see dispense).

   Derivatives

   • 1. dispensational adjective

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   The meaning of DISPENSATION is a general state or ordering of things; specifically : a system of revealed commands and promises regulating human affairs. How to use dispensation in a sentence.

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   a certain order, system, or arrangement; administration or management. Theology. the divine ordering of the affairs of the world. an appointment, arrangement, or favor, as by God. a divinely appointed order or age: the old Mosaic, or Jewish, dispensation; the new gospel, or Christian, dispensation.

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   DISPENSATION definition: 1. special permission, especially from the Church, to do something that is not usually allowed: 2…. Learn more.

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   A dispensation is a religious or political system that has authority at a particular time. The new dispensation proved a success, certainly with the business community. More Synonyms of dispensation

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   The act of giving or portioning something out is called dispensation. Your teacher will have a hard time with the dispensation of biology textbooks if there aren't enough copies for everyone in the class. The Latin root word of dispensation is dispensare, which means to disburse or administer.

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   1. the act of distributing or dispensing. 2. something distributed or dispensed. 3. a system or plan of administering or dispensing. 4. (Roman Catholic Church) chiefly RC Church.

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   Definition of dispensation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   DISPENSATION definition: special permission to do something: . Learn more.

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    dispensation meaning, definition, what is dispensation: special permission from someone in autho...: Learn more.

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    Dispensation definition: An exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by or as if by an authority.