the action or fact of indulging
indulgence in self-pity
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a grant by the Pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages
an extension of the time in which a bill or debt has to be paid
the notice given granted a final indulgence of four weeks