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