remission of sin meaning

Noun: remission of sin

The act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
- absolution, remission, remittal

Derived forms: remissions of sin

Type of: redemption, salvation

Part of: penance

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remission of sins is promised to those who repent.
christians pray for the remission of sins
3c . his death was a sacrifice to god and a propitiation for the remission of sins
for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins
john did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins