aflad

== Danish == === Etymology === Old Danish aflat, from Middle Low German aflat (“forgiveness”), from verb aflaten (“to forgive, to pardon”), equivalent to af- (“off”) +‎ lade (“to allow, to let”). Cognate with Icelandic aflát, Swedish avlat, German Ablass, Dutch aflaat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɑwˌlað] === Noun === aflad c (singular definite afladen, not used in plural form) (Roman Catholicism, usually in the singular) indulgence (release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory) Coordinate term: syndsforladelse (figurative) forgiveness for (something) morally wrong (figurative) an amount or something else given to improve one's conscience (alms etc.) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “aflad” in Den Danske Ordbog